Are nurses white collar or blue collar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20 years ago nurses were white, today blue collar. Smart women become doctor's and lawyers.

I'm an RN who earned a master's without student loan debt, works 2 days a week, saves thousands monthly on child care, and brings home nearly $100K/year (not including my benefit package that provides my family with high-quality insurance). Does that make me dumb?

[Anonymous]

Giving the high pay in nursing, I wouldn't be surprised to see an influx of men into it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Giving the high pay in nursing, I wouldn't be surprised to see an influx of men into it.

already happening

[Anonymous]

Sadly, occupations that are seen as "women's work" pay less in a patriarchal capitalist society. Clerical work used to be high prestige a century ago when most clerical workers were men; today it's dominated by women and it is now just the white collar proletariat.

[Anonymous]

I'm a physical therapist. I'd love to hear what color collar people perceive my profession to be. Thoughts?

[Anonymous]

White collar. No job that requires a post-graduate degree can be called blue collar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White collar. No job that requires a post-graduate degree can be called blue collar.

Nursing doesn't require a post-grad degree. You can become an RN with an Associates.

[Anonymous]

Doesn't it depend on the college? I mean Penn, Duke and Hopkins have nursing colleges. I assume most of those girls want to get into an administrative roll. My mother in law is a former nurse and now she makes like 400K in hospital management.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20 years ago nurses were white, today blue collar. Smart women become doctor's and lawyers.

Nurses are white collar. 20 years ago, nurses could nurse with a diploma from a hospital program. Today, entry level requires at least an associates' degree. There are almost no diploma programs left. Most hospitals are moving to requiring a BSN for hiring or within 2 years of hiring. The field has moved from an emphasis on deferring to doctors to nursing assessment and independent practice. The knowledge required is extensive, and in the US, many nurses function on the level of junior doctors elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

All I know is they're all nags. Never met a bigger bunch of complaining bitches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All I know is they're all nags. Never met a bigger bunch of complaining bitches.

Rude. Take yourself back over to the Relationships forum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20 years ago nurses were white, today blue collar. Smart women become doctor's and lawyers.

Nurses are white collar. 20 years ago, nurses could nurse with a diploma from a hospital program. Today, entry level requires at least an associates' degree. There are almost no diploma programs left. Most hospitals are moving to requiring a BSN for hiring or within 2 years of hiring. The field has moved from an emphasis on deferring to doctors to nursing assessment and independent practice. The knowledge required is extensive, and in the US, many nurses function on the level of junior doctors elsewhere.

Wrong. There are at least 100 nursing diploma programs left. You can become an RN without even an associate's degree. Just classes from your local hospital. List of programs:
http://www.nursingexplorer.com/diploma

The RN taking care of you in the hospital can have 1)no degree 2) an associate's degree 3) a bachelor's degree 4) a master's degree. That bachelor's or master's degree can be from an online U or it can come from Yale or Penn.

The lack of uniformity of degrees leading to RN licensure has always hurt the profession.

signed,
RN with a master's degree

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:White collar. No job that requires a post-graduate degree can be called blue collar.

Nursing doesn't require a post-grad degree. You can become an RN with an Associates.

This was a response to the PT.

[Anonymous]

It's pink collar. How is this even a question?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the classification of "nurse." Aides, LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses) generally only require an associate's degree. I consider those jobs blue collar. Registered nurses with a BA/BS or higher are white collar.

Aides aren't licensed at all. LPN's don't have degrees. They earn a vocational diploma and take the national exam. RN's have an associate degree or a bsn. Either degree takes the exact same rn national exam

LPN’s have diplomas. I have a 2 year College Diploma, same as what RN’s had 10years ago or so.
There are still many RN diploma Nurses left working, so why are they white collar and I’m blue collar?
That doesn’t make sense. We are a team.