I make only $60,000 as a nurse
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well dear i work full time as a housewife mother and grandmother.  my pay is zero but one thank you is worth it. I also work part time and make very little but it is fun money. The joy of doing this is much more than the pay
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It makes great money, it's stable, and unless you're a doctor the training is pretty simple.\nExample: my dad, a CRNA (anesthetist), is making over $110,000 a year. Not too bad. \n\n(I should mention that when I mean nurse, I mean a RN, not a LPN.) \n\nHowever, the hours suck (12 hour shifts), the stress can be incredible, and working call is the worst. \nExample: My dad wasn't able to leave our city to go ANYWHERE while he was on call. He often missed birthdays and holidays. \n\nBasically it comes down to this: many nurses NOW are growing into the retirement age (like my dad). If you are interested, you may like it. If you love it, you're going to stay. If you don't, you're going to quit at the first oppurntunity.
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hi, im in the same situation\nbut i need 2 raise $375 (mind boogling) 2 go science school which is part of my grade!!!!\nsum advice: bake sales w/a friend baby sitting or dog walking sumthin ya lyk =)
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most workers can't expect a pay raise until after 6 months.\nyou don't even have 3 months yet...\n\nyou are a senior you state and will be graduating and surely moving on.\nthis healthcare provider knows that.  You won't be there much longer.\nyet you already earn more than the other workers. \n\nso i would bite that bullet..\nkeep  government assistance..(be grateful for that) get my degree\nand move on.  thankful i had a decent job paying over 11 dollars instead of $5.15 hour at some fast food joint.
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contact a local community collage or trade school.... what I did tho is I went to nurseing homes, so many are so under staffed that they will pay your way through the class.
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Helpful Tips on Starting a Nursing Career\n\nGraduates completing their nursing program can look forward to entering a profession that is in great demand.  Across the country, there are over 20,000 openings for staff nurses to work in hospitals, clinics, home care, private practice, schools, military service, occupational settings, and health and wellness centers.\n\nEntry-level nursing positions start in the range of $35,000 to $50,000 with additional compensation for overtime, night and weekend work.  Given the nationwide nursing shortage, employers often “sweeten the pie” by providing sign-on bonuses of $3,000 to $6,000 along with up to $5,000 in reimbursed relocation expenses. In addition to competitive salaries, employers typically offer benefits packages that include health insurance, vacation and holiday pay, college tuition reimbursement, childcare allowance, flexible scheduling, and pension plans.\n\nThe nursing profession offers many challenges and significant rewards to those who enter the field devoted to the calling of relieving human suffering and dedicated to advancing their career.  Although it is not difficult finding a job as a new graduate, it does take careful planning to carve out a career as a distinguished Registered Nurse.  Here are some practical pointers to accomplish that goal:\n\nProvide quality patient care.  This is what your training has prepared you for as a personal caregiver and valuable member of a medical team.  Be diligent in establishing a reputation for providing quality patient care and supporting your health organization’s mission.  Along with demonstrating core competencies, develop the “people skills” required for you to work comfortably with all types of patients, physicians and other medical staff. \nStay on the cutting edge of medical knowledge.  To maintain state licensure and remain in good standing with your employer, you will need to accumulate a number of Continuing Nurse Education credits (CNE’s) each year.  In addition to acquiring CNE’s through formal classroom instruction, why not take advantage of the numerous online opportunities for CNE training?  (As one example, check out what’s offered on Nursingcenter.com:  www.nursingcenter.com/ce/index.cfm). \n\nTo stay abreast of medical advancements, trends and social issues that impact the nursing field, take time to regularly read professional publications like Nursing 2001, RN Journal, NurseWeek, RN Magazine, and Journal of the National Black Nurses Association.  Some have online versions that you can easily access at your leisure and convenience.\n\nBecome more “culturally competent.”  Nurses, like physicians and other health practitioners, are challenged to provide care to patient populations that are becoming increasingly culturally diverse.  One way to achieve this goal is to take advantage of any in-service training related to heightening cultural sensitivity, working with language translators, and so on.  More ambitious RN’s might also consider learning “medical Spanish” in order to better relate to the fastest growing ethnic groups in the United States—persons of Hispanic/Latino background.  (One example of a medical Spanish program is found at www.idrama.com/MedSpan.htm). \n\nNetwork with other medical professionals. Topping the list would be other RN’s who have distinguished themselves in their field.  Networking contacts can also include nurse educators, career strategists, and nurse entrepreneurs (such as Nurse Legal Consultants), who can all provide valuable perspectives on career advancement issues.  Another important avenue for networking is to become involved in one or more professional associations, such as the American Nurses Association and the National Black Nurses Association.  The contacts, information sharing, and career resources these associations offer are invaluable for RN’s who are serious about career advancement. \nMake yourself more marketable.  Like other professi
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A medical assistant goes to school for only a year.  There is a demand for them because they are cheaper than nurses, and can do alot of the same things, HOWEVER, if you have the time and determination to become a nurse it pays MUCH better.  For example, the MA's I work with do most of what I do (mostly-ther eare a few things I have to do that they can not do) but they make about $12 an hour, and I make $22 as a nurse, and nurses are quite often offered double pay when staffing is short- so sometimes I make $44.00 an hour when I accept extra shifts.  So bottom line if you are going to go to school, make sure you are getting paid well after the education, because you will most likely be doing alot of the same things the nurse beside you is doing for twice as much money.  There is more responsibility on the nurses sometimes though too.  Pros and cons. :)\n\nHTH!\nBarbarita RN
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Only $46K?!  Consider yourself fortunate!  Sounds like a little burn out.  Take some time to gather yourself.  I was an enlisted man and quite literally practiced medicine for 23 years.  When I retired, I had 136 credit hours -- most of them in the upper level hard sciences.  I went back to school and was only allowed to transfer 47 -- none of the upper level courses.  Because I couldn't do the calculus and chemistry, I had to switch my major.  I graduated as a high school teacher and still couldn't get hired.  My wife and I now own a dog grooming business.  She grooms, I pet and distract.  It's enough to make your head implode.  In medicine, I was good enough for the President of the United States.  In the civilian world, I'm not qualified to pass out band aids in a mass casualty situation.  Go figure.\n     About that originality/individuality stuff.  Can't have it in my line of business.  The people expect the established standard.  My recommendation, start your own business.
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certified medical clerk, workin in medical records, only  make $6.50 an hour
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My friend is an RN and the salary is very good.  She just started as an RN and the starting pay is great!  Also, there is a lot of need for RN's right now so she pretty much has her pick of any job.  Most hospitals will offer some incentives, like a sign on bonus or even pay off some of your student loans.  I definately suggest going for an RN degree.
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Depends on how long it took you, I would charge $60/hr
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you need to decide fror yourself if you want to become an rn. it takes more education but pays better
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about 17,000 a year.   I am also a mother (single) and a college student.  One day life will be better.
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Hi, I have a health care worker that comes ten hours a week. Most in my apartment complex have helpers. Most of our helpers are great. We know that it is hard for workers to understand our needs and we work together with our helpers to make our relationships good. Our aids become like family. The pay in Michigan is $9.00 per hr. Wages depend on agency. Make sure the agency is good to their workers. My agency is harsh on workers and they are supposed to be the best. The workers are not treated fairly. Of course, if you start your clients will help you to know what agencies work well with you and your client. Call Social Services, employment agency, hospitals, schools, and even apartment complexes for disabled. Even apartment complexes for retiree's and elderly will give you information. The pay is not much but if you are considerate and love people, you will do this job. You will not find more loving and understanding individuals as in disabled complexes. Not V A, but complexes that have disabled.
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Go To Salary.com hope that helps you.
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Check out\nhttp://www.bls.gov\n\nClick on the Occupational Outlook Handbook link.  It's in the left-hand column towards the middle.  From there you can find info on salary- national and state statistics.\n\nRegistered nursing would most likely make you the most money.  You can get your ADN in about 2 years, after your prerequisites, of course.  Every shcool is different.  Thay make around $18 - $25 per hour, depending on experience and whether you work in a hospital, doctor's office, etc.
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The aging of the baby boom should mean that all sectors of the health care industry should do well.  You asked about three specific branches.\n\nNursing is a reasonable choice, if you see the whole picture.  You can complete the entry-level nursing program in 1 year (this leads to a Licenced Vocational Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse certificate.)  The next step up, and where you really should focus your energy, is the Registered Nurse level.  For most RNs, it takes a year of prerequisites and two years of nursing courses at a community college to get the degree.  From there, you can do another two years and get your Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and aspire to nursing leadership positions.  Graduate level nursing degrees include Nurse Practitioner which allows you to do most of the things a family practice doctor does or getting your Master of Science in Nursing and teaching Nursing (a particularly in-demand field right now.)\n\nNursing is an extremely cyclical profession though.  Because a majority of nurses are women (yes, there are many men entering the field, but the numbers don't lie), there are a significant number of nurses out of the profession at any given time (raising families etc.)  As long as the economy is good and their significant other (read: husbands) are making good money, the nurses can stay out of the workforce.  But when the economy turns sour, many of these nurses go back to work and the market tightens.  \n\nOne more thing -- my cousin is a hospital pharmacist and she loves it.  She was able to get into pharmacy school with only 2 years of college under her belt.  Then she went to Midwestern's 3-year pharm.d. program in Glendale, AZ.  Heck, she was almost able to perscribe medicine before she was old enough to drink!  She makes about $90k, works regular hours and has call two times a month.  She is also a top professional (unlike nurses who report to doctors) in her own right.  If she wanted to work retail (which she is adament that she doesn't), she could pull in $120k.)