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Advice: Job: Registered Nurse (RN)If it sounds too good to be true........ 1. If they offer you a bonus, get it in writing.
2. If you're the first person they have hired, since taking over, RUN!
3. If they keep telling you, things will get better, just hang in there, RUN!
4. If they the never keep their promises of training, follow-up meetings, communication, RUN!
5. If management makes excuses for others' unprofessional behavior, RUN!
6. If coworkers have complete disregard for P&P and verbally say they don't care, RUN!
7. If anyone says they are there to just do thei...
If you think your underpaid, trust your instinct. I have been in nursing for 16yrs and my daughter
has been in for 3yrs. She went right through college and graduated with BSN, no experience and I went from CNA, LPN to RN, paying my own way one class at a time gathering experience on the job, as well as time in class. However, she obtained a
job in a highly skilled, critical care area with no experience earning what my base salary was at same hospital. Where as my base wages stayed the same. I don't want put my daughter in a bad light, however y...
The Direction of Health Care As most of us know Health Care is about numbers and money. Loyalty doesn't have a place in the corporate world. Nurses work from the heart. If we didn't we wouldn't be good at our jobs. Regardless of education, length of employment, loyalty and ethics, nurses are still considered a liability on the "balance sheets". We cost companies money. Where do companies cut costs? Reduce employees. This is a never ending cycle. One that cost our patients the care they deserve. Heavier patient loads, more p...
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 4 Feb 2010 | Individuals Reporting: 43,705
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FAQ: Job: Registered Nurse (RN)What is the Salary of a Nurse?
Both aspiring and career nurses often want to know, "How can I increase my salary as a nurse?" While there's no question that hands-on experience is vital in a career like nursing, salaries also get a boost from education. Earning an RN degree, completing continuing education for nurses, or obtaining Nursing Certifications are all career steps that have an impact on nursing salaries. In this day and age, it's even possible to earn a RN Degree Online. With many education options available, nurses can choose which RN degrees or nursing certifications will work best for their career and salary goals.
Registered Nurse SalariesWhat is the salary of a nurse in Chicago or Los Angeles? We can find out by looking at the chart on Registered Nurse Salaries by City. Los Angeles happens to have the highest median registered nurse salary while Chicago is in the middle range for nursing salaries. Looking at the Registered Nurse Salary by State chart, we can see that California is way ahead of the pack, with New York falling in second place for high nursing salaries. Of course, the salary for nurses might be higher in California, but the cost of living in cities like Los Angeles is also fairly high. To get an idea of how cost of living could impact a nurse's salary, we can use PayScale's cost of living calculator to find both the Cost of Living and Median Salary for Nurses in Los Angeles and other cities. A Cost of Living Comparison between Chicago and Los Angeles reveals that the cost of housing in Chicago is about 50 percent lower than in Los Angeles. That's definitely something to consider when comparing the salary of a registered nurse by location. No matter where a nurse chooses to live and work, experience will have a big impact on salary. For nurses, on-the-job experience can be very important; it's no surprise that measuring a Registered Nurse Salary by Years Experience shows a steady increase in the salary of a registered nurse over time. Nursing Salary StoryResearching data on the salary for nurses only provides part of the picture when it comes to nursing careers. To expand your nursing salary research, get an insider's look at what it's really like to be a registered nurse by reading the Salary Stories post, "Nursing Careers: Become a Registered Nurse" over in the PayScale blogs section. Nursing Salary Links
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