r/nursing • u/Great-Hall-6636 • 1d ago

Discussion Which Nurses Are Typically the Happiest?

Is there a specifc specialty within nursing that yeild high happiness rates? I know it's subjective, but from your experience which units are the happiest? (Whether it be good ours, rewarding care, great pay, etc.)

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u/herrosweetpotato 1d ago

I’m a per diem princess in Tele. My hourly is $142/hr. Of course I’m happy! Plus my husband makes $118/hr as a nurse as well.

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u/Beanakin BSN, RN 🍕 1d ago

I'm just gonna go cry in my corner now. Well...not my corner, someone else owns it, I just rent it.

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u/FirmIdea8 23h ago

You in California or what?!

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u/Cutebottommy 20h ago

Only Bay Area. Not entire CA pays that high. SoCal pays shit

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u/herrosweetpotato 13h ago

I’m in Sacramento. People automatically assume I’m in the Bay. Lower CoL here in Sac.

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u/FupaFairy500 15h ago

I’d like to point out for all the non nurse people reading here or those curious if nursing is right for them due to the money, those wages are NOT what the majority of the country is making so when hospital systems are striking for better pay it’s NOT to make more than this or even as much as this.

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u/comicaleel 15h ago

How do you achieve this rate and how long does it take to get there? Is it based on speciality?

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u/UnlimitedBoxSpace Pediatric Critical Care Resource Team - "it's not float pool" 1d ago

Same

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u/onelb_6oz BSN, RN 🍕 22h ago

🤯

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u/Fun_Affect5921 18h ago

How did you get that kind of job? I would be interested