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^^^ Hard to get tough when unfunded mandates are in the state constitution. There's a change coming, but it's going to be s-l-o-w, and will probably be 2 steps forward and one step back.
Hi, everyone, I got this offer from WakeMed cary as a FT RN with $22 plus some cents (day shift) per hour. It is much lower than what I've expected. Is it a good/normal pay for a RN with more than two years med-surg experience?
Also is this a great hospital to work at?
I appreciate any input or comments.
> .... implying that the Southeast and Long Island are the ONLY places in the US to live... There's a big country out there.
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Not down here....salary ranges in this area start out at a low $20/hr for a new grad to a max of approx mid 30's per hour for someone with several years of experience. This is for basic day shift, with additional money (differential) for weekends, holidays, off shifts.
In the northeast, it is not unusuasl for an RN with several years of experience to be making 70-80K/year - even more in the larger more metropolitan areas.
That is why I wrote what I wrote. Context is everything.
While quite a different patient population, when I was in nursing in NC (eons ago), the VA in Durham paid the most and being a federal employee is a great benefit.
Of course, you can always go to grad school at some point - public health is and will be a hot field. UNC-CH has one of the best schools in the country.
I would pick public health management and practice or epidemiology.
I am a federal employee now and have no fear of losing my job - very fortunate.
Hi, everyone, I got this offer from WakeMed cary as a FT RN with $22 plus some cents (day shift) per hour. It is much lower than what I've expected. Is it a good/normal pay for a RN with more than two years med-surg experience?
Also is this a great hospital to work at?
I appreciate any input or comments.
thanks in advance.
Congrats on your job offer! My niece just graduated nursing school and IMMEDIATELY got a job! It sounds like the "cream of the crop" can always get a job!
Vicki
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Is it a good/normal pay for a RN with more than two years med-surg experience?
There's a big country out there.
