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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would somebody choose a low paying profession like nursing?
You will always be a low income earner and it will take years to pay back your student loans. Unless you have family money and get a free ride from your parents, that is the worst choice

There are other options [/quote]

I actually made a mid life career change to be an RN. I used to work in marketing. Zero regrets. I now work in a sort of niche RN position and earn nearly as much as my husband who works in a senior mid tier marketing position.

There is such an ongoing desperate nursing shortage that you can find hospitals that will pay most of your tuition in exchange for a work commitment. I had 65 percent of my tuition covered in exchange for a 3 year work commitment at a local city hospital.

There are young nurses who make bank nowadays through agency and travel work stints...

There are a lot of options once you get an RN degree, especially if you are young and willing to go the agency/travel route.

Unfortunately, this still means we are bleeding med surge RNs. There are older RNs who did med surge for their careers, but as they retire, the retention issue will get horribly worse. [/quote]

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