cmatthe2

So you never worked as an RN before you became an NP? Not good at all!!

I agree the market is saturated.Every new RN wants to be an NP. Starting salary for NP is about 75,000. Starting for RN is 65,000 in my area. With shift diff the staff RN actually makes more and has more flexibility in scheduling.I was very disappointed when I graduated with my NP,to know that pretty much every other nurse I work with is either in a NP program or applying to an NP program.The NP's have 5 job opening in our system and 45 open RN positions.This speaks volumes and the new NP's are going to be surprised when they make the same salary with a new student loan debt if they even get a job offer. All they think about is I can prescribe that's it!!!We are chopping our own head off with all these online programs and unlimited seats for NP. I honestly make more as a RN than I do as an NP and there are 50 grads every semester that will be ready to work for less and less.