Nursing pay can REALLLLYYY suck after graduating... lets just say we arent all fancy Cali-bound travel RNs living the life lol.
Yeah a lot of girls I know learned this the hard way.
A friend from HS was a Dean's Lister in University, then was promptly stuck for three years as a pre-natal nurse making less then 35 K Canadian a year. Lucky for her she just got a ER job on the mainland a few months back so she's finally living the fancy pants life she was promised in Career Days lmao.
Yup. Reality shock sucks especially with the injuries youre prone to... doesnt pay enough lol
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Surprised they have you teaching so fast after graduation.
I took Broadcast Journalism (lol) of all things my first go around in college, and our professors had usually been in the business 10 years+ (Three of them were 40 year vets) before being able to get the teaching positions.
Obviously nursing is nothing like what I took, but I have friends who just graduated nursing who still can't get work that doesn't pay them table scraps. Did you apply for a teaching position or is it just something you have to do in the States after grad?
Nursing pay can REALLLLYYY suck after graduating... lets just say we arent all fancy Cali-bound travel RNs living the life lol. Im a teaching assistant with grading privileges because Im in grad school for nursing education and my prof fought for me to have those privileges earlier before some of my core education classes. Very grateful for this honestly as it gives so much insight.
What state do you work in? Do work in a hospital?
I feel like nurses in Ohio make pretty decent money. Im pretty comfortable and ive been a nurse for only 1 year. However i have no kids so theres also that.
TN and in a hospital. I make decent money but I work at a hospital that isnt as competitive pay wise. With weekends and night shift its about 31/hr, but Im going down to 27/hr because Im sick of weekends only. Good thing were so short cuz I can get loads of OT! ...once Im off FMLA. What kind of nurse are you? Im a neuro/general icu nurse mostly neuro tho
Man. I tried getting a weekend position too just for the extra cash without the mandatory OT. Our weekend nurses start at 35/hr depending on experience. It would be nice to make that without having to be called in all the time as a full timer.
Im also a general ICU nurse. Our icu takes a little bit of everything. We also have a stroke unit that we float to occasionally. Im looking to start traveling soon. Hopefully will get more specialized icu experienced. ---