Yahoo has an article titled " High pay, no degree required" and under the list of jobs that do not need a degree, they list becoming an RN!!! What?!!? When could you become a RN without having to earn a degree? Granted in the article they go on stating that you could get an ADN, BSN or diploma "take your pick," it still rubbed me the wrong way. The title is definetly misleading, but I am tired of people treating nursing as if it is some job anyone and everyone could do to make some extra cash. To become a nurse you have to get an education, make some sacrfices, grow up, and keep abreast of the latest health related science!
Maybe I am overeacting but just yesterday, someone asked me how many months it took me to become a nurse. I said "months?, more like years. hehe!" She looked at me puzzled and said "oh I thought you could become a RN in months (as in less than a year)."
So the headline says no degree required, but when you read the article, it says no ADVANCED degree required. Hmmm... rather lousy headline writing and very deceptive. Also, when one tries to find "Grace Chen" of "Findtherightschool.com" there is no such person at said website. Again, pretty bogus. But then again, it's really an advertisement for Yahoo HotJobs, and not meant to be news.
So they're saying no "advanced" degree required. But I know very few RNs, BSNs, LPNs, etc that are earning in excess of $100K. And in the article itself it says that the San Jose nurses are earning $95K. That is NOT in excess of $100K. Nor is it the norm... San Jose nurses may be making that kind of money, but I'm guessing it's not all of them, and I'm betting their cost of living is quite a bit more than my cost of living here in Louisville, KY.
Is nursing education a good investment? Sure it is. But the problem with this kind of article being on the front page of Yahoo! is that people with limited knowledge are going to come into my ER and assume that because I'm the nurse I'm making $60K or $100K, which I am not.
I agree that the general public has no idea how long it takes to become an RN, articles like this do not help.
Oh and have you seen the TV commercials for getting your "RN degree" on-line? I think it is for ADN to BSN... but I have had so many people ask me if you can really become a RN from your home computer.
Don't feel bad. We're in there with software engineers, interior designers, and police supervisors. Not such bad company.
But I agree, if a nurse makes 100K they ain't doing it on straight pay. Or there are darned few of them who do, and it's only after years and years of working.
Chare, the link you have takes you directly to the article. But if you go to yahoo.com directly, the link that takes you from yahoo.com to the article is title "....jobs, with no degree". Anyway, thank you for providing the link.
beepeadoo
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So the headline says no degree required, but when you read the article, it says no ADVANCED degree required. Hmmm... rather lousy headline writing and very deceptive. Also, when one tries to find "Grace Chen" of "Findtherightschool.com" there is no such person at said website. Again, pretty bogus. But then again, it's really an advertisement for Yahoo HotJobs, and not meant to be news.
So they're saying no "advanced" degree required. But I know very few RNs, BSNs, LPNs, etc that are earning in excess of $100K. And in the article itself it says that the San Jose nurses are earning $95K. That is NOT in excess of $100K. Nor is it the norm... San Jose nurses may be making that kind of money, but I'm guessing it's not all of them, and I'm betting their cost of living is quite a bit more than my cost of living here in Louisville, KY.
Is nursing education a good investment? Sure it is. But the problem with this kind of article being on the front page of Yahoo! is that people with limited knowledge are going to come into my ER and assume that because I'm the nurse I'm making $60K or $100K, which I am not.