Squeezing Blood out of a Turnip.....

[CseMgr1]

Even in the midst of critical nursing shortages, my State Board of Nursing is suspending the licenses of those who have defaulted on their student loans. What do they propose to accomplish, by doing this? They can't expect to squeeze blood out of a turnip, if the nurse can't work......Duh!

[Guest 360983]

All,

Just some clarification - in my state, all professional licenses are treated the same way in case of student loan default -- not just nurses.

ANYONE who has to be licensed in Texas needs to be current on student loans. Even security guards making minimum wage.

Student loans aren't fun, but if you call the companies before you run into problems, you can often work something out. You can get deferments for extenuating circumstances like unemployment and you get a certain number of "I just can't pay my loans right now" deferments. You can even set up your loan payments to start low and increase over a period of years. The key is to be proactive and call BEFORE you are behind.