Accredited
On-Line RN Nursing degrees- Online Quick-Guide: What you Should Know.
Salaries of
Registered Nurses, whether graduates of traditional classroom programs
or online RN degree programs:
Median annual
earnings of registered nurses were $48,090 in 2002. The middle 50
percent
earned between $40,140 and $57,490. The lowest 10 percent of registered
nurses
earned less than $33,970, and the highest 10 percent earned more than
$69,670.
Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers
of
registered nurses in 2002 were as follows:
Employment services $55,980
General medical and surgical hospitals $49,190
Home health care services $45,890
Offices of physicians $44,870
Nursing care facilities $43,850
Many
employers pay nurses more when they complete an online master of
nursing program. An on-line masters in nursing usually takes
from
one to two years, but can be longer depending on course load.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition
Nursing
Humor and Jokes:
Top 10
Reasons to Become A Nurse:
1. Pays
better than McDonald´s (though the hours aren´t as
good.)
9. Fashionable shoes and sexy nurses uniforms.
8. Needles: ´tis better to give than to receive.
7. Confidence in reassuring patients that all bleeding stops ...
eventually.
6. Opportunity to expose
yourself to rare, exotic,
and exciting new diseases.
5. Interesting aromas.
4. Courteous and infallible doctors who always leave clear orders in
perfectly
clear handwriting.
2. Celebration of holidays with all your friends ... at work.
1. Comfort in the knowledge that most of your patients survive no
matter what
you do to them!
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