As I was reading the, Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow’s Career Info on Nurse Educators, I could not help but notice the salary range for Nurse Educators. According to the website “ On average, full-time nurse faculty with a doctoral degree earned $61,000 in 2002-2003 while faculty with a master 's degree earned $49,000.” (Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow: Nurse Educator) Although these statistics are old, they are still very shocking to me. Knowing and speaking to my former instructors and to current co-workers who have experience in nursing education being told how there is a big need for nursing educators in academia. I feel like a more competitive salary could help this situation.
I believe most Nurses are in this field because they have a passion for nursing and not solely based on salary but at the same time we all have financial responsibilities. The income associated with nursing is definitely an additional motivator to pursue a nursing career. A lot of Nurses are parents or caregivers of some sort. A lot of Nurses own homes, cars and other property. Most of us can attest to the burden of increasing student loans and other financial commitments. Salary matters.
A great salary is definitely something to look forward to as a Nurse to help with this cost. I wrongfully, assumed that
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Noncompetitive salaries in nursing education are contributing to the shortage of nursing faculty in Canada and the US. In Canada, 51% of nursing schools reported that non-competitive salaries in educational settings compared with practice settings, presented a challenge when hiring faculty (CASN/CNA, 2009). In the US some nurses enter practice earning higher wages than their faculty are earning (NLN, 2009). To recruit and retain nursing faculty, nursing faculty salaries and benefits must be competitive with non-academic sectors (Bartfay & Howse, 2007; Cleary et al., 2009)." (Castro,
Caring for others being my first reason for this job leads to a second reason and being financially stable is very important. In 2014, the median pay in Northern Virginia for a nurse practitioner was $104,740. (“Testing & Education Reference Center”). Having this money will help me to be a successful and independent adult, and with this money, I will be able to not just receive but give to less
For starters, the wage can benefit any individual and their families. The minimum wage for a RN nurse is
Nursing is the #1 healthcare job amongst women that goes unnoticed when comparing to a doctor in the field of medicine. Nurses are there when a baby is being born, a child is in need, the ones the military calls on when a soldier is injured, and even alongside people on their deathbed. Yet, they still get treated as though their role/duty is not enough to be equivalent to a doctor’s role in the hospital. Although, the doctor is the muscle of his or her staff nurses are the legs and arms in every situation. Nurses give so much of themselves and time every day to people and get paid not enough. Nurses should be paid the same as doctors because they hold the same level of degrees/knowledge as doctors, they deserve more equality, and they are the backbone a doctor leans on.
Nevidjon, B., & Erickson, J. (31 January, 2001). The Nursing Shortage: Solutions for the Short
The median annual salary for a registered nurse was $65,470 in May 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest 10 percent made less than $46,000, and the highest 10 percent made more than $94,000. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) A nurse practitioner, however, earned a median annual wage of $96,460 in May 2012, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lowest 10 percent made less than $67,000, and the highest 10 percent made more than $161,000. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) Salary plays a large role in selecting a great career, so choose
McDermid, F., Peters, K., Jackson, D., & Daly, J. (2012). Factors contributing to the shortage of nurse faculty: A review of the literature. Nurse Education Today, 32(5), 565-569. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2012.01.011
Since nursing is a well-known job, several job openings are everywhere. In most small cities the job postings are low; however, in large cities job postings are quite high. California 's “average nursing salary for job postings are 7% higher than average nursing salaries for job postings nationwide, with job openings at Kaiser Permanente and Cross Country TravCorps” (Wilson). California ranks eighth in the average salary across the country; however, Mississippi is a close contender with the ranking of ninth. Mississippi 's “average salaries for job postings are 4% higher than the average, nationwide” (Wilson). A person with an interest in nursing should know “Parallon Workforce Solutions and Fresenius Medical Care have job openings in Mississippi” (Wilson). With California having the highest percentage and ranking out of Mississippi, Alabama has the lowest of both Mississippi and California. “Alabama ranks twelfth and is only 1% higher than average salaries for job postings nationwide” (Wilson). Although Alabama has only 1% of job postings nationwide “Baptist Healthcare of Alabama and UAB Medicine have job openings” (Wilson).
In addition to concerns about the adequacy of the supply of nurses the financial impact of high turnover was startling. According to Jones (2005) Using the updated Nursing Turnover Cost Calculation Methodology, the per RN true cost of nurse turnover is calculated to be 1.2–1.3 times the RN annual salary. That estimate is derived from a retrospective, descriptive study of external RN turnover cost data at an acute care hospital with over 600 beds. The findings indicate that the three highest cost categories were vacancy, orientation and training and newly hired RN productivity. (as cited in Kooker & Kamikawa, C. 2011). For example, At the Queen’s Medical Center, the annual salary of an experienced RN is currently $91,520. Therefore, using the
It is predicted that in ten years the job availability will increase by 31% (“Anesthesiologist” 1) There are 170,400 jobs available as a nurse practitioner in the United States as of 2014 (1). The reason why there is such a high demand for this career is because new practices, hospitals, and doctors offices are always opening. Also, there is a regular need for a trained medical professional to assist. The top employers for this field are general, medical, and surgical hospitals with 1,458,520 nurses hired (“Top” 1). The best area with the highest salary for nurse practitioners is in the Metropolitan area, which receives more than $100,000 a year. However, nurse practitioners and family nurse practitioners make an average of $98,190 a year, but it can vary widely depending on a variety of factors” (“Salaries” 1). Then, if one wants to specialize in a nurse practitioner career they make a reasonable amount more. For example, a Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) makes an average annual salary of $157,140 (1). This career has the potential of making extremely great money, one just has to work for
I believe that Nursing is a profession that is unique to the individual. My reasons for choosing such a profession is due to the fact that I have a desire to help others. Growing up with a very sick parent of whom I traveled back and forth over the years to many physician offices, lead me to develop my career path at an early age which was nursing. I watched the many doctors and nurses providing care to my mom in such a compassionate way, and as a result of the kindness they showed my sibling and me, I was very much aware this was as some may say, “my calling”. I had a conversation with my mom and told her that one day I was going to be a nurse so that I could care for her in the same manner that I saw the nurses and physicians caring for her. I wanted to
Sure you may get a decent paycheck but in the end you are always going to need heart because without it I feel you are not much of a nurse. I’ve even seen it at work! There is a large difference in the nurses that have heart and the nurses that are there for the paycheck. The nurses that have their heart in it will bend over backwards and make sure their patients are comfortable and being taken well care of. Not only do you need your heart in this but you also need patience. I truly believe heart, patience, and hard work is the key points to a nurse and I am here to say that I’m that nurse. My heart is completely into what I am doing and nothing is going to change that. Not only is my heart into this but I am extremely hard working and I know that things take time to heal and I know people in pain need time. I also know that nurses and other workers around me need time and don’t need to always be rushed with what they are doing because rushed work is not always the best
Bedside nurses want to change staffing levels to assure that they have enough time to both keep up with the constantly evolving health care and to provide safe patient care. Yet, healthcare employers consider that reducing nurse patient ratio is an unnecessary expense that has not been proven to improve quality of patient care (Unruh, 2008). Employers emphasize that raising nursing staffing level is not cost-effective. In fact, in accordance with ANA’s report (2013), a study, in the Journal of Health Care Finance, confirmed that reducing patient-nurse ratios increased hospital costs, but did not lower their profitability. Higher hospital costs were attributed to wages and benefits allocated to newly hired nurses. Yet, according to Cimiotti et.al (20112), it is more costly for hospitals to not invest money on nursing.
Nursing is a promising career that offers many rewards to caring individuals. It is more than just a job that one attends day to day. Nursing is a career that kind people get in to because they are passionate about life and everything is has to offer. They care for people they have never met before in such a way that makes the patient feel comfortable and able to relax. In a way that makes it possible for the patient to recover from whatever they have encountered. If I am going to spend valuable time and money on education, I want to a job that I absolutely love. I want to have the satisfaction of knowing that my job is safe even when times are rough. Interviewing Jennifer H, a Registered Nurse at a local Banner facility really helped me get insight on what the position has to offer. I have encountered many people who are not passionate about their job and just show up for a paycheck; choosing a job in the medical field provides people with the same check, but also offers job security, advancement opportunities and numerous benefits for the employee and their famil...
Increasing nurses salary would greatly influence them to take greater pride in their work; enable them to work harder and even reach for a higher paying position which means that they would that they would upgrade their qualifications. For instance, a registered nurse will ensure he/she work extremely hard to earn the position of the chief of nursing. As a result, the healthcare service will benefit and grow positively towards achieving higher goals. As our motto says “Build and Advance as One People.” Although money is a great motivator, it is not the most important reason why a person ventures into the arena of nursing. They are not in it for the money, but it is the love and passion within them, that give them the desire to care for people. On the other hand, if nurses continue to get the lower pay they will not be motivated to work as effectively as they
The Future of Nursing Being a registered nurse affords one the option of working in many diverse healthcare settings. In any practice setting, the climate of health care change is evident. There are diverse entities involved in the implementation and recommendation of these practice changes. These are led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Institute of Medicine (IOM), nursing campaign for action initiatives, as well as individual state-based action coalitions. Nurses need to be prepared and cognizant of the transformations occurring in health care settings, as well as the plans that put them at the forefront of the future.