KeepItRealRN

I have experience with HCA. When this happens you are in a no-win situation. Your manager wants you to quit and if you don't this is the beginning of the paper trail she will use to ultimately terminate you. I've seen it numerous times. If you love the unit you work on your only hope is that you last longer than the manager. In my experience managers at HCA facilities rarely last longer than 2 years. It is time to make a plan B if you don't have one.

I think you hit the nail on the head. A lot of new grads are too picky about what they are willing to do and where they are willing to live. The only new grad who can not find a job is one who is unwilling to relocate, unwilling to take any position but his or her "dream job", and wants to spend a maximum of a year or two doing it before going back to school. Yes, this scenario is possible but only for a very small %. The rest claim the school lied about the nursing shortage. The shortage is regional people, but it is expanding. If you live in the northeast and refuse to relocate, then yes the jobs are fewer. Leave the northeast and go anywhere else and the jobs are plentiful and in some places pay more than the northeast and have a lower cost of living

We always called it going out to check the weather.

Thank you for answering my questions. And no I'm not judging you at all. Whether something is worth it or not is absolutely up to the person who made the decision. One thing I do want to point out though is that there are some grads out there who seem to be shocked when the bill comes due and it is half of their take home pay. People that is a lot of money. It is one thing to take on that amount of debt, be able to manage it, and feel like it was worth it, but an entirely different thing to whine, complain, and claim to be a victim when the bill comes in the mail. One common theme I read though is that nobody was aware of how much the payments would be when everything was said and done. I'm starting to think it is by design more than accident.

Congratulations! You're doing it right.

It is.

If anyone ever questions your path have them watch this video ADN vs BSN, Let's Follow the Money

If you have rich parents or a rich benefactor paying for it that's great. All of that is not worth going into hawk to the tune of hundreds of thousands for a Nursing degree. It may feel like it is at the time but sooner or later one has to pay the piper.

I am curious what does a "prestigious" school offer that your average school does not? I am asking this in all sincerity. What do they provide to justify the added cost?

Again I'm sure that big fiance had a lot to do with that policy.

That is insane that at the age of 25 living on your own you are still considered a dependent for federal aid. My guess here is that the big fiancial corporations have lobbied the government to have this asinine policy put in place to make people dependent on them and thier loanshark terms.

I never called you a fool or stupid. I simply was stating a fact that the payment on a 100k loan is about $1,000/month which is close to what an average new grad takes home every two weeks. I was simply stating a fact. No judgement here.

100k in student loan debt pretty much wipes out one paycheck a month in take home pay as a hospital RN.

A hearty round of applause for you. You will be happy with that choice.

Can you give me a specific example of a door that was opened because of the school you attended?