what is the starting pay for a dialysis tech or nurse in the usa? and what degree of education is required?
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Nurses in USA start at at about 20 dollard an hour. This is regardless of the specialty area. They can have either a 2 year degree, 4 year degree, or a 6 year degree. They all get paid the same unless they work in management. After you have a nursing degree you must take a board exam and pass that before you are allowed to practice in any state. The salary will go up with years of experience.
1064643
Pay is dependent on location, specialty, and years of service. I bring home average of 65k a year. This is with 10years critical care experience and in a large city where demand is high. Remember also, it's not always about the money. My previous job was purgatory, I hated it. I left that one and now make a bit less but am so much happier. Whats your trade off? Money or happy???
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Dialysis machine is an artificial kidney. It is not as small and Compaq, but it does the same job.\n\nThe other thing close to it is a bag, installed inside the body cavity, it needs emptying very 3-4 hour or so. The bag also needs re-charging. It needs a sterile place to perform this task. Takes about 15 minutes or so.
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i am a pta-it is wonderful. call the ama,it depends on what state, city, etc. here in texas they get salary,in the hospitals here it is 2-3 thousand a month depending on experience,specialities, etc. come on down. dallas pays a whole lot more, as does houston, austin,etc.you are needed and welcome.
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I earned bachelors and masters degrees from top level universities. i have yuppie 9-to-5 job at a large organization that is a big name in the field.\n\nmy sister got mediocre grades and earned a bachelor's degree from a no-name college. she makes about 10% more than me, but only works twice a week.\n\nshe's a NURSE.\n\nif you can get into a nursing program (they're kinda impacted in a lot of places) and you can handle the curriculum, then do it! You can make good money with just a 2 year degree. but if you do the 4 year, you make a WHOLE LOTTA MONEY, and you have more opportunites to advance your career.\n\nMed techs don't advance very easily and don't get paid as well. It's better to do med tech if you find that nursing is too rigorous.\n\nPT is only lucrative if you stay for a graduate level PT degree. otherwise, you never advance.
660794
it depends on a lot. are you working in a hospital or a private practice? what part of the country do you live in? how much experience do you have? what kind of education (beyond your certification) do you have?
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I do not know the pay scale for your area but you can get a general idea at www.monster.com or another job databank.  Mymother took this course around 10 years ago.  She said she loved the surgical aspect but that you have to be in the same position forever...as in holding a patient leg for a long time.  Also, we are very small and she said they always seemed to make her do all the heavy lifting of the patient.  She didn't complete the course due to her own medical problems though.
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Why not combine the two?  A peds nurse.  You can get your RN and go for a specialty like ultrasound tech (it's a simple 1yr degree after nursing school) and you can make up to $30.00/hour.  My Mom was a peds nurse (LPN) for 17 years before she got her Ultrasound certificate.  She went from making $15.00/hr to $27.00/literally overnight.  That was 10 years ago.  It may be more than $30.00/hr now.  The advantage to being a nurse rather than a Dr. is that a nurse is pretty much freelance.  If she is good enough, she can work in private practice, hospitals, medflight, etc.  and not have to worry about all of the "headaches" of a doctor's internship etc. (Nurses generally intern where they work, so they get max benefits quicker).  They don't have to open an office, pay salaries, carry insurance etc.  You can even be a nurse practicioner with very little additional training from an RN.  I live in a rural community where just about every town has at least one Nurse Pract.  You can check out the bureau of Labor statistics website (www.bls.gov) to check out how much each career pays in your area for however much education you want to achieve.  Good Luck and God Bless!
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In a retail pharmacy, not much more than minumum wage.  In a hospital, in this area (Kentucky) I've worked as a pharmacy tech for almost 15 years and I only make $15/hour.  It's a fun job (in the hospital), but you're never going to get rich doing it.   Plus, you have to work weekends and holidays.  People always get sick.
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Okay nurses DO NOT make $100,000 a year unless they are Nurse practioners or Nurse anesthesists. Both require masters degrees. You aren't going to make more than $55,000 without a masters or without tons of experience.
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The main job of your kidkeys is to clean certain waste products from your blood. They do this by carefully filtering your blood, and what they filter out becomes your urine. This means that when you pee, you are removing the waste products produced throughout your body which your kidneys expertly removed from your blood.  \n\nThis kidey's job is very important. If your kidneys stop working, these waste products can build up in your blood and over the course of a week or so will reach levels that can kill you. Fortunately, dialysis is a way to keep that from happening.\n\nDialysis is basically a way to have a machine play to the role of your kidneys and filter your blood for you. There are two main types of dialysis-- peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. In peritoneal dialysis, a tube is placed in your abdomen and your abdominal cavity is filled and flushed several times a day with a special fluid. In hemodialysis, needles are placed in your arm and your blood flows through a special machine. In either case, what is happening is that certain waste products are being removed from you blood, just like your kidneys would normally do. Both of the methods work, and your doctor can help you decide which is best for you.\n\nUnfortunately, people who begin dialysis often will require dialysis for the rest of their lives. Sometimes people can receive a kidney transplant. If you get a new kidney, you can stop dialysis since your new kidney can begin filtering your blood for you.\n\nStarting dialysis can be scary. It often means that a person's kidney disease has become worse. Still, people on dialysis lead full and productive lives. Even some famous actors and professional athletes have been on dialysis. Although it can seem scary at first, dialysis is a way to help people with serious kidney disease live a long and rich life.\n\nThe best person to talk to is your doctor. Your doctor can help you understand the details specific to you, and can explain more about what you can expect from dialysis.\n\nHope this helps!
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My friend is an RN and the salary is very good.  She just started as an RN and the starting pay is great!  Also, there is a lot of need for RN's right now so she pretty much has her pick of any job.  Most hospitals will offer some incentives, like a sign on bonus or even pay off some of your student loans.  I definately suggest going for an RN degree.
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My wife is an RN and has been for twelve years.  She makes about $4500 a month, but she only works part time.  Full-time nurses in California can make about $90,000-$110,000 depending on location (Newborn, L & D, Emergency, Neo-Natal)\n\nIf you are just starting hang in there.  The classes are tough but it is worth it.  Great pay, good hours, 12-hour shifts at some hospitals, and great benefits.
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Be a registered nurse, its rewarding and nowadays highly specialized.  An ER, OR or an ICU nurse pays off well, overtime pay is notoriously high (be ready for holiday work though). Other specializations like geriatic or bariatic nursing care are also newer fields in patient care. I heard from a nursing school director that trauma nurses are kinda outflanked by paramedics and associate doctors. Technology based specializations in medicine is easily outpaced by progress and new inventions.  Good luck!
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Here are some figures I found\n\nRN Position \nAvg.Minimum \nAvg.Middle \nAvg.Maximum\n\n\nAnesthetist \n$ 89,300 \n$112,500\n$135,700\nMidwife \n52,900\n68,300 \n82,700\nNurse Practitioner \n52,000\n67,300 \n82,600\nNrsg Serv Instructor \n41,000 \n52,800 \n64,500\nOccup Hlth \n40,000\n51,500 \n62,900\nHome Care \n36,400\n45,500 \n54,600\nStaff CCU \n36,900\n47,200 \n57,600\nStaff ER \n35,700\n46,200 \n56,600\nStaff Obstetrics \n36,000 \n47,400 \n58,800\nStaff Oncology \n34,400\n45,900\n57,400\nStaff OR \n35,800\n46,700\n57,600\nStaff Psych \n30,600*\n39,400*\n48,100*\nStaff Recovery Rm \n29,900* \n38,400*\n46,800*\nStaff Renal Dialysis \n29,400* \n38,600*\n47,800*\nStaff RN \n35,100\n45,600\n56,000\nTransplant Coord \n45,800\n58,200\n70,500
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To get paid a decent wage, you may not need a degree in these fields, but maybe some type of certification. You can be a medical or dental assistant, veterinary assistant, legal assistant, pharmacy tech,  a certified nursing assistant (CNA), you still need specialized training in these areas usually costing under $10,000 (which is a deal these days) and you can get financial aid and loans. Student loans have very low payback payments and you don't pay until you finish school and have a job.   If you do not have any training or knowledge, don't expect to get paid.
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most states you dont have to be trained to be a pharmacy tech, just do onsite training. but you usually get paid more if you are certified. id check out a local community college, thatd be a good place to start looking