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I am an engineer, returning for a 2nd bachelors in nursing. I start this summer.

How much is , ballpark?

Is it worth it to get a Masters?

Is there really a shortage?

Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.

Varies, but cheap and worth it.

Yes.

No, emphatically.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

Malpractice insurance? I pay roughly $100 a year.

No, there is no nursing shortage. Quite the contrary - the market is flooded with applicants who cannot find jobs.

Can't advise you on the Master's.

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

I pay about $100 year for malpractice as a rider on my homeowner's insurance

Shortage is in specific types of nursing and in specific parts of the country. As more baby boomers retire the shortage will be more evident. Right now the economy is such that a lot of people cannot afford to retire.

Masters- I recommend you work as nurse first. MSN made a difference in my career, but I still needed that experience first. MSN nurses teach (schools or as clinical educators in hospitals), do research, become administrators ---- all of which requires knowledge of how nursing works.

Good luck in your endeavors.

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Specializes in ICU, ER.

around $100

No shortage at present-difficult to get a job

work for some length of time before you go for a master's - it will help you to decide which area you want to specialize in

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Specializes in Telehealth, Hospice and Palliative Care.

Enjoy the ride. You get SO much out of school the second time around!

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I completely disagree about the nursing shortage. YES, there is a shortage; HOWEVER, many, many employers are not hiring, despite the shortage, due to the current economy. Therefore, it seems that everyone is interpreting this as a shortage when in reality it is not.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
work for some length of time before you go for a master's - it will help you to decide which area you want to specialize in

Or even if you want to pursue it at all.

To answer the other two:

1. is worth it whatever it costs...fortunately, it's not very expensive. I also pay $100/yr.

2. There's tons of nurses out there--there is a shortage of jobs for them though.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.
I completely disagree about the nursing shortage. YES, there is a shortage; HOWEVER, many, many employers are not hiring, despite the shortage, due to the current economy. Therefore, it seems that everyone is interpreting this as a shortage when in reality it is not.

I don't understand this comment at all, unless the poster is just playing a game of semantics. There IS no shortage. There are a multitude of applicants for every position available. And new grads are virtually SOL.

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I don't understand this comment at all, unless the poster is just playing a game of semantics. There IS no shortage. There are a multitude of applicants for every position available. And new grads are virtually SOL.

Seriously? So every facility where nurses work is staffed appropriately? Not one of them is working short-staffed because they don't want to pay for more nurses right now??? I bet virtually every nurse on this forum could name at least one facility that should have more nurses somewhere in that facility in order to operate safely. Both hospitals where I work are operating with fewer nurses than needed due to the economy. Whether they really need to save money or they are using the economy as an excuse not to hire right now is another discussion.

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