Faerywren

A friend of mine from high school is an attorney and she says that a lot of law firms prefer nurses who haven't made a job out of being a professional witness. Have you ever encountered this?

Does the job you really want require a DNP or are you just a paper collector?

Moving read. Well done.

I graduated with my BSN in April of 2010, got hired in May 2010. I had a previous degree so figured getting the Bachelors in Nursing would be quick since all my core curriculum was done. Because of the pre-requisites for the nursing program, it still took me 4 years of school. I could have easily done an ADN program and been working 2 years sooner. In my area the pay rate is not any different for a BSN vs. ADN. Spending 39k on nursing school to me is absurd. We all have to pass the same NCLEX, no matter where we go to school. The unit I work on now is mostly ADNs. LPNs do get paid less, but do the same job we RNs do. The only thing LPNs aren't allowed to do where I work is hang blood or touch central lines. Unfortunately, a lot of hospitals need nurses but aren't hiring them because of the economy. The nurses on my unit are spread thin, working mandatory overtime and taking call 3 days a pay period. Doesn't give us much time for a life.