Becoming a Registered Nurse via Online Education?
At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths.
Post University
is a US school (accredited) offering registered nurse courses to train individuals
to become top-notch
registered nuclear medicine technologists,
nurses,
radiologists,
radiology technicians,
registered nurses, etc.
Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 2,583,770 people employed as
registered nurses alone in America, and their average annual salary is
$66,530.
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900
per year and there are about 728,670
of them employed today.
Colleges and universities like Post University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into
this
field.
Typical Work Locations for a Registered Nurse
- hospital
- clinic
- private practice
- school
- university
- factory clinic
- occupational health center
- in home nursing
- nursing home
- rehabilitation center
Potential Advantages and Benefits of Working as a Registered Nurse
- have numerous job opportunities
- receive a very decent salary which increases frequently
- have opportunities for advancement
- help people daily
- receive up to 40 hours of sick-leave a year
- receive personal satisfaction in doing what you love
- have a respected occupations
- set your own hours
- have job security
- receive great benefit packages
Potential Drawbacks
- shifting working hours
- prone to diseases
- hazardous
- always on call
- very stressful
- huge responsibility
- looks after proper functioning of life supporting equiptment
- administer intravenous injections
- insert catheters as per the need of the patients
- monitoring patient condition
Related Professions to Consider
- Health Sciences Coordinator
- Associate Director Hospital
- International SOS Clinic
- Remote Site Medical Service
- International Medical Assistance
- Occupational Health Service
- Certified Nursing Assistant
International Expatriate Medical
- Senior Staff Nurse
- Paediatrician
- Orthopedic Surgeon
Possible Interview Questions When Applying to be a Registered Nurse
- What type of nursing experience do you have?
- Where did you get your training and what certifications do you have?
- Have you had situations when you had an unfinished day and a new patient has just arrived in need after the end of your shift?
- What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
- Why do you want to work in our hospital and/or community?
- Why did you leave your last job?
- Why makes you right for this job?
- What nursing organizations do you belong to?
- How do you stay current in your practice?
- Tell us about a time where you had to handle a problem arising while no other medical staff available around and/or your replacement hasnt show at her shift?
Common Collaborating Professions
- nurse
- doctor
- physician
- physician's assistant
- nurse practitioner
- emergency medical technician
- nurse manager
- healthcare manager
- nurse professor
- Medical Doctor
Registered Nurse Training books
- Getting the Most From Nursing School: A Guide to Becoming a Nurse by M.S. Robert Atkins »
- I'm A Registered Nurse Not A Whore by Anne Perdue »
- A Nurse's Story by Tilda Shalof »
- Kaplan Nclex-rn Exam 2008-2009 With Cd-rom: Strategies For The Registered Nursing Licensing Exam By Barbara Irwin And Judith A. Burckhardt »
- Kaplan Nclex-rn Exam 2010 With Cd-rom: Strategies For The Registered Nursing Licensing Exam By Barbara Irwin And Judith A. Burckhardt »
- Your First Year As a Nurse: Making the Transition from Total Novice to Successful Professional by Donna Cardillo R.N. and Donna Cardillo »
- How to Land a Top-Paying Registered Nurses Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More! by Brad Andrews »
- The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (Nclex-Rn Practice Test and Review) by Eileen McQuaid Dvorak, National Council of State Boards of Nursing (U. S.) and Carolyn Yocom »
- Strategies for the Future of Nursing : Changing Roles, Responsibilities, and Employment for Registered Nurses (Jossey Bass Health Series) by Coffman Janet, O'Neil Edward, Edward H., Ph.D. O'Neil and Janet Coffman »
- Lions and Tigers and Nurses: a nursing novella about lateral violence and peer to peer conflict (Nursing Novellas: stories from the human side of healthcare) by Amy Glenn Vega »
Registered Nurse (More) Popular books
Potential Companies to Work For
Common College Majors
- Nursing
- Pre-med
- Psychology
- Biology
- Geology
- Communications
- Human Relations
- English
- Engineering
- Chemistry
Registered Nurse Salary Information
Category: Registered nurses
| Total # Employed in the US |
2,583,770 |
| Average Hourly Wage: |
$31.99/hr |
| Hourly Wage Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $21.14 |
$25.25 |
$30.65 |
$37.49 |
$45.05 |
|
| Average Yearly Salary |
$66,530 |
| Yearly Salary Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $43,970 |
$52,520 |
$63,750 |
$77,970 |
$93,700 |
|
| Employment Demographics |
| % OF WORKERS WITH |
| < High School Diploma |
High School Diploma |
Some College |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctoral Degree |
| 0.2% |
1.2% |
5.5% |
37.3% |
42.4% |
9.9% |
3.4% |
|
Registered nurses — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
| STATE | Average Hourly Wage | Average Annual Salary |
|---|
| Colorado |
$40.9/hr
|
$85,080
|
| Missouri |
$39.32/hr
|
$81,780
|
| Indiana |
$38.47/hr
|
$80,020
|
| Mississippi |
$36.7/hr
|
$76,330
|
| North Dakota |
$36.05/hr
|
$74,990
|
| Alaska |
$36.04/hr
|
$74,970
|
| Florida |
$35.6/hr
|
$74,040
|
| Tennessee |
$35.24/hr
|
$73,300
|
| New York |
$35.07/hr
|
$72,940
|
| Oklahoma |
$34.99/hr
|
$72,790
|
| Nebraska |
$34.98/hr
|
$72,760
|
| Delaware |
$34.58/hr
|
$71,930
|
| District of Columbia |
$34.02/hr
|
$70,770
|
| Virginia |
$33.09/hr
|
$68,830
|
| Arkansas |
$32.27/hr
|
$67,130
|
| Connecticut |
$32.12/hr
|
$66,800
|
| Kansas |
$31.46/hr
|
$65,440
|
| Michigan |
$31.37/hr
|
$65,240
|
| Wyoming |
$31.09/hr
|
$64,670
|
| Montana |
$30.82/hr
|
$64,100
|
| Utah |
$30.58/hr
|
$63,600
|
| Ohio |
$30.55/hr
|
$63,550
|
| Puerto Rico |
$30.4/hr
|
$63,230
|
| Hawaii |
$29.94/hr
|
$62,270
|
| North Carolina |
$29.84/hr
|
$62,060
|
| Iowa |
$29.48/hr
|
$61,320
|
| Idaho |
$29.3/hr
|
$60,940
|
| Massachusetts |
$28.99/hr
|
$60,290
|
| South Carolina |
$28.72/hr
|
$59,740
|
| Washington |
$28.69/hr
|
$59,680
|
| Wisconsin |
$28.62/hr
|
$59,520
|
| Guam |
$28.54/hr
|
$59,370
|
| Oregon |
$28.31/hr
|
$58,880
|
| Maryland |
$27.94/hr
|
$58,110
|
| Kentucky |
$27.84/hr
|
$57,910
|
| Alabama |
$27.82/hr
|
$57,860
|
| Nevada |
$27.7/hr
|
$57,630
|
| New Hampshire |
$27.62/hr
|
$57,460
|
| California |
$27.42/hr
|
$57,040
|
| New Jersey |
$27.1/hr
|
$56,380
|
| Pennsylvania |
$26.98/hr
|
$56,110
|
| Maine |
$26.79/hr
|
$55,730
|
| New Mexico |
$26.46/hr
|
$55,040
|
| West Virginia |
$25.73/hr
|
$53,520
|
| South Dakota |
$25.58/hr
|
$53,210
|
| Louisiana |
$24.97/hr
|
$51,930
|
Category: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
| Total # Employed in the US |
728,670 |
| Average Hourly Wage: |
$19.66/hr |
| Hourly Wage Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $13.89 |
$16.31 |
$19.14 |
$22.7 |
$26.49 |
|
| Average Yearly Salary |
$40,900 |
| Yearly Salary Range |
| PERCENTILE |
| 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
| $28,890 |
$33,920 |
$39,820 |
$47,220 |
$55,090 |
|
| Employment Demographics |
| % OF WORKERS WITH |
| < High School Diploma |
High School Diploma |
Some College |
Associate Degree |
Bachelor Degree |
Master Degree |
Doctoral Degree |
| 1.2% |
20.7% |
54.4% |
16.5% |
4.1% |
0.6% |
2.4% |
|
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
| STATE | Average Hourly Wage | Average Annual Salary |
|---|
| Delaware |
$25.15/hr
|
$52,300
|
| North Dakota |
$24.21/hr
|
$50,350
|
| Virginia |
$24.04/hr
|
$50,010
|
| Colorado |
$24.01/hr
|
$49,940
|
| Missouri |
$23.92/hr
|
$49,760
|
| Ohio |
$23.92/hr
|
$49,760
|
| Mississippi |
$23.71/hr
|
$49,310
|
| Florida |
$23.07/hr
|
$47,990
|
| New York |
$23.03/hr
|
$47,900
|
| District of Columbia |
$22.7/hr
|
$47,210
|
| Alaska |
$22.36/hr
|
$46,500
|
| Arkansas |
$21.95/hr
|
$45,650
|
| Indiana |
$21.64/hr
|
$45,000
|
| Tennessee |
$21.55/hr
|
$44,830
|
| North Carolina |
$20.97/hr
|
$43,610
|
| Montana |
$20.45/hr
|
$42,540
|
| Connecticut |
$20.24/hr
|
$42,100
|
| Oklahoma |
$20.15/hr
|
$41,910
|
| Puerto Rico |
$19.92/hr
|
$41,430
|
| Utah |
$19.85/hr
|
$41,300
|
| Kansas |
$19.83/hr
|
$41,240
|
| Wyoming |
$19.57/hr
|
$40,710
|
| South Carolina |
$19.19/hr
|
$39,910
|
| Hawaii |
$19.19/hr
|
$39,910
|
| Guam |
$19.16/hr
|
$39,840
|
| Oregon |
$19.09/hr
|
$39,710
|
| Michigan |
$19.07/hr
|
$39,660
|
| Nebraska |
$18.67/hr
|
$38,840
|
| Kentucky |
$18.23/hr
|
$37,920
|
| Iowa |
$18.2/hr
|
$37,860
|
| Washington |
$18.01/hr
|
$37,450
|
| Massachusetts |
$17.98/hr
|
$37,390
|
| Maine |
$17.6/hr
|
$36,600
|
| Louisiana |
$17.45/hr
|
$36,300
|
| Idaho |
$17.39/hr
|
$36,170
|
| Maryland |
$17.38/hr
|
$36,150
|
| Wisconsin |
$17.3/hr
|
$35,990
|
| New Mexico |
$17.22/hr
|
$35,810
|
| New Hampshire |
$16.87/hr
|
$35,100
|
| New Jersey |
$16.78/hr
|
$34,910
|
| Pennsylvania |
$16.74/hr
|
$34,810
|
| Nevada |
$16.58/hr
|
$34,490
|
| California |
$16.23/hr
|
$33,750
|
| Alabama |
$16.1/hr
|
$33,490
|
| West Virginia |
$16.06/hr
|
$33,390
|
| South Dakota |
$15.76/hr
|
$32,790
|
