Is NURSE a good career ?

Question

How much earns a Nurse in the USA, how many hours for day and how's the employment situation in this area?

Answer 1

Nurses are always in demand in the USA any where you go, there are sign on bonuses and the pay in parts of the US is very good, however, it also depends on your specialty, my sister is a nurse and went into Geriatrics {Senior Citizen} and worked in a nursing home and it just about killed her, many of the patients were combative, ornary, and were totally incapable of doing anything themselves.
Good Luck in your field

Answer 2

How much a nurse depends on so many different factors that it is difficult to say. There are many, many different kinds of nurses, and the pay is different based on region and experience. You can make as little as 30,000 a year, and as much as 90,000. As far as being a good career is concerned, what matters more are your priorities, temperment, and interests. If you are into biology, science, helping people, and job security; then nursing is a great career! You will never be without work, that is for sure. Nurses are in shortages almost all over. That said, it is very difficult work that requires specialized training. Some nurses work very long hours. You might find an 8 hour a day job, but you might also be on call all the time. It depends on what kind of nurse you are. You need to do more research on this topic to get the information you need. Yahoo! Answers is not going to cut it if you want good information. Try Yahoo HotJobs or Monster.com! Better yet, talk to someone at a local college or university. Good luck!

Answer 3

Depends. LVN, RN or Nurse Practioner? LVN pays the least, Nurse Practioner pays the most. Location makes a difference, also. You can make a great living in a large metropolitan area with a severe nursing shortage. As to hours, that too, depends. Private practice? At a hospital? After hours clinic? Many hospitals in metropolitan areas offer weekend shifts that count for a regular M-F workload so you can work three 12-hr days and get paid for five 8-hr days. Pretty cool if you can handle it b/c then you have 5 days off every week. You can also earn shift differentials at hospitals for working the shift no one else wants.

Medicine is a fantastic field for the future. Baby boomers are getting into their fifties and sixties and those are the 'falling apart years' where they need more medical attention than previously. They are needing more medical at a time that there are fewer providers. Considering supply and demand, that makes anything in medicine a pretty stable career choice for the next twenty or so years - especially since personal care cannot be outsourced.

Answer 4

Nursing incomes vary but usually start from 60,000 and can go to 85,000. Its a great career and there will always be a demand. Nurses can have really tough hours but I have a friend that works graveyard and gets paid more because of it. And then there are nurses who work 4 10 hour day and have the rest of the week off. It all depends on where you work and what field of medicine you plan on working in.

Answer 5

Nursing is an excellent career. There is a big shortage of nurses and people to teach nursing courses. The pay would depend on your degree and what area you choose to work in. The hours could also vary but you're more likely work longer hours since there is such a shortage.

Answer 6

My uncle is a doctor. He said we are very short of nurses.
My niece was a charge nurse in an Indiana hospital, and said her main job was to try to entice nurses to come to that hospital. Pressure to do so got so bad she quit to get a job where she could be a nurse. I don't know about pay, but I was told the hours can be hell, because the demand for nurses is greater than the supply.

Answer 7

RN makes more than a LPN. it can range anywhere from 20 to 40 an hour.You and the employer you would be working for would have to figure out you hrs per week,A Nurse is a great career and makes Great Money and you are helping people who are sick and injured.

Answer 8

Depends on what kind of a nurse you are, how many years of experience you've got, and where you're employed.

But, generally speaking, nursing is a reliable and respectable profession to get involved in. As I understand it right now, there's also a shortage of nurses in most parts of the U.S., so finding lucrative employment shouldn't be that hard.

Answer 9

OUTSTANDING career. There's always a big demand for nurses and the want ads usually feature signing bonuses. You could have to work up to 12 hours a day - nurse shortage = longer shifts for nurses.

Answer 10

Yes, this area will always have a need and you can always find a job :) If you like to travel, there are agency's that place nurses where there are a vacancy, so you could get to travel the world if you wanted. :)
good luck.