Emancipation by court permission. Some (not all) states allow a minor to be emancipated by court order. Usually, the minor must be at least 16 years old to do this -- although, in California, minors as young as 14 may petition the court for emancipation. The court will grant emancipation if it believes that doing so will serve the young person's best interest -- a determination that is typically based on factors such as:
Salary for new grads (and nurses in general!) totally varies. New grads at the hospital where I work start between $85-90k per year. My mom, who has worked as an RN at our hospital for many years makes $165k/year, while there are other seasoned nurses in our system who have topped out around $110k. ICU nurses at a teaching hospital nearby make $220k. It all depends, but the wages for nurses are very decent throughout the bay area! Good luck to all!
Those working in the Southeast earned an average of $64,700 per year as of 2011, according to ADVANCE. Those in the Mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes States averaged $70,618 per year, while specialty-certified maternal-child nurses working in the Midwest earned an average salary of $71,000. Those in the Northeast posted an average salary of $73,334, and those in the West averaged $82,920 per year.