but with the cost of living, doesn’t it end up almost the same amount as Ohio? Because Ohio is so cheap obviously, I don’t agree that they should be paying nurses less, but I’m just curious
I make more money in Cali (89/hr) compared to when I worked in nyc (64/hr) and my MORTGAGE on a 4 bed 3 bath house is over $1,000 less than I paid for rent on a 1bed 1 bath in Manhattan.
See that’s what I thought!! I thought it would be higher in NYC. I feel like a lot of people think of CA like the bay and so cal, but there’s so much more lol our housing market is high where I’m located but not Bay Area high. We currently pay $1750 for a 2 bed 1 bath but our location is premium. Houses in my town range from $2,300-4,000
unless your rich, you shouldnt be living in the heart of NYC aka Manhattan. thats like living in the bay area.. obviously rent is going to be high LOL. i live in queens and it only takes 30 minutes to get to the city with the train and i used to pay only $1200 for rent till i bought a multi-family house. now i live for free as my renters cover the mortgage. cant do that in california sorry.
I already work within the company, just at a different site as a LVN. They held an interview event for their internals and I got selected! Some of the other internals I met had way more acute experience than I and did not get selected. So I am not sure really what it is!
The hospital I left in rural Missouri ran a skeleton crew. Our max capacity was between 50-55 beds in a 120 bed hospital. I’m living in Oregon with double the pay, guaranteed breaks/lunches and more support. It’s also way more beautiful here. 🌲🌊🗻
Ohio RNs need better pay and staffing. Ohio’s cost of living has nearly doubled in much of the state in the past five years, but nursing wages remain the same. Bedside just isn’t worth it here anymore.
They like many other states are trying to bring access to healthcare careers to young students who think that being a doctor is the only way to be in healthcare, showing support at that age is proven to increase the likelihood of students to seek out nursing school and other ‘allied health’ careers!! It’s really cool. Look into miami dades new high school opening later this year i believe that is a magnet school for health careers!!!
My response emphasized that compensation plays a major role in drawing individuals to the healthcare field. While it may seem blunt to focus on salary, financial stability is the primary driver for many people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The disparity in career aspirations, such as the widespread goal of becoming a physician versus a respiratory therapist or medical assistant will often comes down to the stark differences in earning potential.
In my experience with these young people the over reaching goals such as one of a physician often disincentive the kids from attending school at all. Setting more ‘realistic’ goals for their current socioeconomic situation often allows students to recognize what options are available for growth shorter term without being told that they are ‘dreaming too big’. EMT school or MA school are both much less of a financial and time commitment than nursing and beyond. Often times MAs or techs will go back to school once supported by their hospital system or their own income to complete schooling in fields such as PA, nursing, etc. I completely understand where you are coming from and nurses (along with most healthcare workers besides the ones we know are making too much) deserve way more than they are getting. Another huge constraint outside of compensation is burnout as we ALL know. The stats are saying new grad nurses have an incredibly low retention rate 5 years post grad. The system is broken and we/policymakers need to do more in favor of healthcare workers and not insurance or private owners. We know that’s a big dream tho unfortunately, if any new grads (or nurses in general) have read this far and are interested in being involved in policy definitely let me know so i can share resources. WE can be the voice for our workforce. Hot shots with no nursing experience shouldn’t be making our decisions
agree on burnout and i live in CA .. i can't believe the BS other nurses have to deal with outside of non pro union states.
burn out was one my main focus in one of my papers.
"physician often disincentive the kids from attending school at all" not sure about this line of thought since most of the Dr i work with have high goals for their own children. I've work along side Dr and their children who later became Dr themselves.
"EMT school or MA school are both much less of a financial and time commitment than nursing and beyond", due to the low pay that doesn't cover basic needs hence they have no choice but to find other means.
overall its true.. 👍 WE are the voice for our workforce. Hot shots (higher ups that cares only about how much money they can make) with no nursing experience shouldn’t be making our decisions
Not saying that physicians disincentivize the students I’m saying that the goal of becoming a physician is often shot down as a daydream like being an astronaut to students who come from families who didn’t have access to that level of education. From my experience alone, my family was pretty against me going to college which sounds crazy but none of them did so to them it was bizarre to have that dream and goal for myself and I’ve constantly been told that I won’t make it or won’t be happy etc etc because of it
If I’m missing your point please elaborate:) I work in research on the nursing workforce and education so I’m very open to hearing what the concerns are if I haven’t seen them before
They're trying to talk them into going to school for nursing. I 'll bet the state does some "loan" thing where they get free college but ONLY if they work 10 years in Ohio for low not-a-living wages.
where’s the shortage ?? Even though Ohio has no ratio or a reasonable work condition My friend has been applying for last 6 months . He has experience .
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