A brand new graduate nurse from a 2-year college starts at $18.50 at this hospital and when he/she passes the boards the wage goes up to $22.00 per hour.
Make no mistake - the nurses are worth their weight in gold and deserve every penny they earn. However, it is just wrong that a physician who spends about 10 years learning his profession - in school and through residency training - and racks up tuition loans in the hundreds of thousands is reimbursed such a pitiful amount.
My medicare years are just around the corner for me - I'm 59. I shudder to think what awaits me.
AFter high school I spent 17 years training for what I do as a physician, and did a lot of moonlighting to pay off big loans. I didn't ever do it for the money, but do deserve to be compensated for my expertise, the years I spent training, and many, many sleepless nights.