Annual Wage For Nurses: A Case Study

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According to (Huston, 2017, p.72) its states the median annual wage for RN's in 2014 was 64,470. Compared to all other fields in health care nurses make the least amount. Despite all the care we provide to patients, an RN will start of at 64,470, while a physical therapist will start at 84,000. It goes back to one of our previous post about entry level to this profession being below others, our pay is below other profession as well. For example, imagine obtaining your BSN at NYU where tuition is 50,766 a year and only making 64,470. Th wages for RN's isn't great without further education such as a masters or NP degree. This is why nursing isn't the field to go into if your sole motive is your

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