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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter is going to a direct admit nursing school next Fall. She does understand the hard work required and low pay. I worry that she doesnt really understand, but it is a calling and she will be great.

Nursing schools are very very competitive these days, especially direct admit and esp and the schools this forum discusses.  I do not agree that only B students go into nursing.

She likely will become a NP.  What is the going rate if someone is in a private practice?  I go to One Medical and only see NPs.

Also, what do nurses who work for various specialized Dr. offices make?  I get that hospital work is among the lowest paying.

She also drawn to the fact that there is some flexibility down the road.  Pharma sales, medical equipment sales, hospital admin, even the consulting firms hire nurses because of their lucrative medical consulting practices.

Anyone think this is wrong?

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Nurses that work for doctor's offices (speciality or not) make less than hospital nurses. Doctor's office work is low paying because it's low skill level and has good hours so they can get away with paying nurses less.

NPs make a median of $120k in the US and in DC.

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Was coming to post the same.  Office nurses actually have the lowest pay out of anyone I know.  Hospital nurses tend to be on the higher end of the nursing pay scale.   [/quote]

Even nurses who work for surgerical practices, say ortho or plastic surgery?[/quote]

Yes. They probably make $30/hour.  There is no secret high paying nursing job thats has great (9-5) hours.  If there was, all nurses would want those jobs. 
The better the hours, the worse the pay. Hospital nurses make more per hours because the work is exhausting and the shifts are long. [/quote]

Holy cow.  Why don't more nurses pivot to medical sales jobs (assuming they have the personality for it?)[/quote]

Because:

1)They're not young and super attractive. It's not a stereotype: medical sales people are hot and young and very few are actually nurses or other healthcare professionals. They're attractive people who know just enough about a drug or a device to sell it.

2)They don't want a career in sales. 
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