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Originally Posted by bb4_96
I know ER nurses that put away $40+ an hour. Does it matter how long they went to school?
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Depends on the hospital and location. California obviously pays more because it costs more to live and they want only 4 years. A trained ER nurse with 3 years exp, CERN, ACLS, and PALS certs could easily pull 25-30/hr here in florida. That's before differential/OT. Nights is about $3+ and weekends is $4+. So it's quite possible to pull good pay on a saturday night in the ER. Yes you could be doing that with an ASN degree but they're really pushing for the BSN now. At the same time, you're dealing with drunks, idiots, meth addicts, homeless, etc. It's no cake walk. Don't go into nursing for the pay, you'll be deeply disapointed.