| Many new graduate nurses are readily offered jobs | | | | of patients to serve is lower. |
| prior to graduation. The positions that they are | | | | The median expected salary for a typical Staff Nurse |
| offered are usually those with the title graduate | | | | - RN in *Detroit**, MI*, is *$65,817*. This basic |
| nurse or GN. For the most part, new graduates are | | | | market pricing report was prepared using our |
| looking for employment near their home. Since the | | | | Certified Compensation Professionals' analysis of |
| general nursing student is now in their early to late | | | | survey data collected from thousands of HR |
| thirties, they have already established a secure family | | | | departments at employers of all sizes, industries and |
| base. While jobs for graduate nurses are plentiful it | | | | geographies. |
| helps to have some idea of how many jobs are | | | | Job Description |
| actually offered throughout the United States. The | | | | Staff Nurse - RN: |
| wonderful fact of being a nurse is that they can | | | | Evaluates, plans, implements, and documents nursing |
| work just about anywhere. | | | | care for an assigned patient population. Assists |
| The following information should be helpful in getting | | | | physician during examinations and procedures. |
| some idea of the pay for different nursing fields. | | | | Performs various patient tests and administers |
| Hospital Nurse Recruiters will inform the new | | | | medications within the scope of practice of the |
| graduate nurse that obtaining a bachelor degree in | | | | registered nurse. Promotes patient's independence by |
| nursing is favored. Many hospitals will offer some | | | | establishing patient care goals and teaching patient |
| form of tuition reimbursement for those nurses who | | | | and family to understand condition, medications, and |
| seek to obtain a BSN degree. Tuition reimbursement | | | | self-care skills. Requires an associate's degree and is |
| can go as high as one hundred percent to fifty | | | | certified as a registered nurse. Familiar with standard |
| percent. For nurses who work in hospitals, there is a | | | | concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular |
| world of opportunity to move into many different | | | | field. Relies on experience and judgment to plan and |
| nursing specialties. As the nurse gains more | | | | accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. A wide |
| experience in their field, their salary will also increase. | | | | degree of creativity and latitude is expected. |
| The salaries listed below are not all inclusive, but | | | | Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit |
| merely present to the reader a general idea of the | | | | department. |
| salary range that exists. The reader should keep in | | | | Registered Nurse Salaries |
| mind that each hospital will be unique in what type of | | | | Staff RNs working in the United States average a |
| salary is offered depending on the nurses | | | | median base salary of $41,642. Half of all US RN's are |
| qualifications and prior work experience. | | | | expected to earn between $38,792 and $44,869. |
| Just as you might think, large cities like New York, | | | | Nearly 67% of nurses are employed in hospital |
| Los Angeles, and Chicago hold the top spots for the | | | | inpatient and outpatient settings. 32% of all nurses |
| number of nursing jobs available. The larger cities also | | | | are employed in medical offices and clinics, home |
| have higher salaries and better benefits for their | | | | healthcare agencies, nursing homes, temporary help |
| nurses. The tradeoff is longer hours and more stress | | | | agencies, academia, and government agencies. |
| in large city nursing jobs versus the small community | | | | Learn more about nursing education at The Nursing |
| jobs where hours are usually better and the number | | | | Entrance Test Study Guide. |