I live in NW Kansas and the PRN Rns at the medical center here make 21.00 an hour. That is with no experience. They also make 8% more for 3-11p, 12% more for 11p-7a, and 15% more for weekends. In the PRN contract you have 3 levels you can receive 20% more of base pay by working 64 hrs in a 6 week scheduling period or 25% more of base pay for working 96 hours in a 6 week period. Because RNs are in such a high demand and the cost of contract nurses in increasing, Hays medical center is offering to pay there nurses double time for coming in on their days off if they have high census at the hospital. I would say that the highest paid nurses are in acute care such as ICU $25.00, CPCU, SICU, etc. Plus we get 100.00 bonuses a lot, about every six months.My nursing instructors say that they expect that the wages of nurses will increase over the next few years due to demand. If you are concidering nursing, it SHOULD NOT be about money. It should be about your love of the patient.
