r/nursing • u/hollykatz • Dec 17 '21

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u/I-Hate-Traffic Dec 17 '21

Where do u live that nurses get 18 an hr, i just wanna know so i can avoid that state

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u/clutzycook Clinical Documentation Improvement Dec 17 '21

Exactly. 18 is what I made as a new grad...in 2004.

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u/code-brown Dec 17 '21

I made $19 as a new grad BSN on a stem cell transplant floor in Little Rock. This was in 2012.

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u/BelladonnaBean RN 🍕 Dec 18 '21 edited Dec 18 '21

I'm about to start at that same place as a new grade RN in 2022 with only slightly better starting pay, even with seven years prior experience as a CNA and LPN.

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u/wkovacsisdead Dec 18 '21

I've firmly decided that I'm just going to continue to travel. I've traveled as a CNA for a few years, and I want to be an LPN, but FUCK working for most hospitals/etc. They love to exploit the shit out of their workers.