Re: Nursing Shortage - trust me, the pay is real!

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I notice 3 things...

1) you wife has a masters degree.
2) the nurses making big money are workin crazy contant hours.
3) entry level nursing is 50K

What are the minimum requirements (educational and experience) for a nurse to
make 50K and how many hours of work does that entail?

My aunt was an on-call nurse specializing in something I don't remember, and
she made very good money, so I'm not suprised. I'm just wondering what it takes
to get big money in nursing today.

On 3/09/06, The Zephyr wrote:
> My wife is a registered nurse (RN) as well as an Advanced Practice Registered
> Nurse (APRN) specializing in neonatal care. She has RN friends who make
> close to 90K a year. Of course, they work a ton of overtime and have shifts
> that are'nt the most desireable (weekends, nights, and holidays). But, if
> you are willing to work hard and enjoy taking care of people (I don't, I
> can't stand blood, bodily fluids, and seeing kid and elderly in pain) than
> you can make really good money and go home knowing you made a real differance
> in this world. My wife has since obtained her masters degree and is employed
> as the clinical educator for a network of hospitals; she makes about 95k
> working 30 hours a week. As for the shortage, she says the hospitals around
> here (New England) are dying for nurses; they have resorted to hiring nurses
> from abroad despite the cultural obstacles and the language barriers. And
> yes, 50k a year plus sign-on bonuses are the norm around here.
>
> ~Zephyr
>
>
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> On 3/09/06, Mr. Blue wrote:
>> On 3/08/06, Carol wrote:
>>
>>> Or I should say in the area I live in there's nothing "alleged", it's
>>> real.
>>
>> I like to use the word "alleged" because the shortage could be solved by
>> encouraging people to enter (and to stay in) the market by offering
>> increased pay, better benefits, and better working conditions.
>>
>> Employers always perceive a shortage when they want to pay wages below the
>> market's price point. Thus, we have a "shortage" of scientists, engineers,
>> and computer programmers at third world wages, etc.
>>
>> Maybe I'm wrong. Perhaps they really are offering $50,000/year with good
>> benefits and good working conditions, but I'm highly skeptical. My fiance
>> is hoping to become a nurse, so it would be good if that were the case.