Originally Posted by
Diver Driver
Not yet an RN, that's step 1. I think it is definitely worth it. I have a lot of family members and friends that are RN's, MD's and CRNA's. One of my buddies that just finished Anesthesia school with his CRNA just got a job starting that pays $141,000/year, 9 weeks vacation each year and a $40,000 signing bonus paid into his 401k working 8-5p, 5 days a week, on call optional, overtime optional but paid at a set wage calculated as time and a half for the average anesthesia salary at the hospital.
I can't wait to start in January!
Signing bonus are slowly drying up as well. Plus if you are an RN now, you are looking at a 6 year route plus you are going to have to deal with an even more competitive field getting into nursing school, especially if your background is not in science and no experience as these schools are tough to get into. Might want to research a little more. Not tryingt step on a dream here but having been around CRNA's and anethesiologist my whole life, someone is painting a picture for you that doesn't exist anymore. Nurses working locum tenums were making this kind of salary however even that is drying up. Again people will always need medical professionals but inflated salaries and signing bonuses are soon to be a thing of the past, especially when you will be available for work.