Wednesday, September 03, 20086
Nursing shortage
The bottleneck appears to be lack of faculty to teach new nurses. Predictably, the reason comes down to money:
Why would a master's-educated nurse accept a job as a professor at a local college or regional university for $60,000 yearly when (s)he can potentially earn $80,000 to $100,000+ per year as a…[clinical practice nurse in] a large healthcare network?
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Strong One
My thoughts EXACTLY.
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Anonymous
will they be satisfied making more than primary care docs or should they make as much as specialty docs? or more even, who knows?
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Anonymous
There might be reasons to choose the less lucrative position: It might offer a less stressful job with more respect. In addition, it might offer an intellectual challenge and a more thoughtful and abstract take on the subject matter than one gets when 'in the trenches'. Doesn't always pay the bills, but still might satisfy a person.
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underpaid rn
Anonymous- Maybe they'll be satisfied when they make as much as many other lesser trained professionals do who have no one's life as part of their job responsibility?
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Marcus Aurelius
The following article with regard to the "nursing shortage",in Welkepedia, provides a very factual and pragmatic analysis of the same. The URL for the same is:
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Anonymous
if you can find work in construction that brings you more than 80-100k, than go for it, i say.
Post a Comment10:06 AM
10:53 AM
After all, you might ask, why there are professors at all, given that business and other fields have traditionally yielded greater pay.
4:38 PM
My un college educated son in law in construction with 7 years experience makes 8 dollars more per hour than I do with my college degree and 20 years of experience.
Jus sayin.....
12:09 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_shortage
6:51 AM
everyone can find examples of pay discrepancies that they view as unfair. what do you think a reasonable salary should be? to my mind, 80-100 is a very reasonable number for a nurse. if you have lost the joy in what you do and want to make more, then you should pursue those other avenues.
3:19 PM