ADN 21.00 an hour in 2006 spring hill florida

if you are lucky a BSN will get you a whole quarter an hour more.
pay scales are mostly the same in the hospital although some do base it off of were you work verse exp.
if you are allowed overtime depends on the hospital. one i wokred at would not allow a nurse more then 4 12s a week for patient safety

Pay depends on where you work. The Southeast and eastern regions are the worst paying in the US. The west coast pays the best, plus a lot of hospitals on the west coast are Union, so there are some benefits to that aspect. I worked in the South in Georgia for 10 years and was only making about $28.00 an hour after all that time. I worked in an ER and at that hospital, there was no extra pay for ER skills. Some hospitals give you extra pay for your certifications, such as ACLS, PALS, etc. Mine didn't. Usually, you will have no problem at all picking up extra shifts. Nurses seem to be a dying breed. Also, be sure to find out if the hospital requires CALL hours in addition to your normal shift; and/or if they have weekend-only option.

i disagree starting pay was higher in 2006 in florida then it was in 2008 in bremerton washington.
unions dont do anything for you. every hospital i have worked at gives better benefits then the union ones. also you cant "sell" yourself for higher pay in a union hospital. they take away marketability.
in florida you got 1% of base pay for acls, pals, aacrn, tncc etc.