because i want to become one soon! and i want details on it! like the pay its good right?..and do u really have to work alot of hours because i have a daughter and i want to be there for her also!cuz i heard some RN's dont have time for much! so a lil help ppl!
2007-08-11 20:05:46 · 6 answers · asked by Hollister babe! 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Health Care
Pay is pretty awesome, and theres always the possibilty to go back to school and further yourself up to Certified Registered Nurse Anethesist or Nurse Practitioner. If you can do travel nusing, those jobs pay ridiculous amounts of money. Hours can vary between 12 hour shifts, 7 hour shifts, doing seven days on seven days off, just weekends and a variety more. My wife and I are both RN's and our schedule's are exactly the same, so that helps out alot.
2007-08-11 20:18:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK first of all I wished I lived where the other people answered with a salaries from 40-80's thousand dollars I make no where near that. I am an RN I have been one for 5 years in KS. I first started in the hospital I worked 3 days a week 12 which was more like 13-14 hour shifts and every other weekend. I was a single mom and I hated it. I hated having daycare on the weekends. I now work at a office, which at first payed less, but the benefits of 40hours no weekends and holidays off is great. So it just really depends on where you get a job, you may have to make some sacrifices in the beginning but it will all turn out OK. Good luck with everything !!! :-)
2007-08-12 16:58:25 · answer #2 · answered by K M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RNs make in the range of $25-$45 an hour, depending on where you live, what kind of setting you work in (e.g., a large hospital will usually pay more than a small private practice) and how much experience and education you have.
Most nursing jobs in my area are about 40 hours per week, but there's not as much of the nursing shortage here as other places. It's not unheard of to even get paid for hours you don't work (e.g. work 36 hours a week, get paid like you work 40). Benefits are often pretty good, too.
2007-08-12 03:46:30 · answer #3 · answered by brie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have alot of friends who are nurses and they like there hours most nurse work 1 week 3 on and 4 off and the 2 week 4 on 3 its a rotating schedule on she also makes about $45 an hour Oh and they are 12 hour shifts.
2007-08-12 03:19:49 · answer #4 · answered by Blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know someone who is in the process of becoming one. Schooling is a lot of money, but you can study at home and when it's time for tests, you go to a testing center(they tell you where.) RNs do make more money a year(about $60,000 a year) and have more job oppourtunities. The hours are usually normal working hours depending on where you work(nursing home, doctor's office, hospital, etc), so you will have plenty of free time.
2007-08-12 03:18:56 · answer #5 · answered by c'est_moi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You better have the time as the education is not easy and you have to maintain certain GPA's not to get tossed academically!
I suspect once you graduate you can catch on somewhere you can make your own hours, but you will probably sacrifice in pay for that.
If you don't have the time to devote to a college, I would consider waiting, or take your liberal arts courses. You can take Anatomy and Physiology and microbiology (expensive), however many schools will not let you use them if they are 3 years old or older! They require a lot of rote memorization!
So there is several ways you can approach it, but you need to remember, they flunk a lot out! Especially in 2 years colleges!
2007-08-12 09:21:29 · answer #6 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋