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TO GIRTSTER - You made some good, realistic, points. Thank you.

Thank you.

TO NURSL56! Thank you for your words.

And I want to thank everyone who have made constructive points,like destova , I may go find that book you suggested .

EXCUSE me?? First off you are just plain rude. Secondly, what makes you assume I am a woman? Thirdly, maybe a component of this is that I do feel entitled. In fact, I had enough self-awareness to apologize about my initial post. Was that a post at a 7th grade level too? Lastly, I work nearly every day of every week, with 9 days in a row up until yesterday. Look. There is a problem for new grads and I won't blaming anyone excep myself from now and I do apologize for offending any older working nurses.

MINNYMI -- what area do you live in?

i want to add that i apologize if what i wrote came across like an attack. when i was a student many rns were very gracious to me during clinicals . the words by the chief of staff lit a fire within me and the situation us new grads find ourselves facing can be really trying at times.

thanks for your input. i actually personally know the nurses i mentioned. one told me, " i could retire but i like having nice stuff (her car payment alone is 600 plus every month) and the other nurse already has one home and just purchased a condo. i have no idea about who you are so please dont take it personal to mean your specific situation (if your not even a bay area rn)

I am a new grad. A chief of staff of a major northern California health system told me, "RNs and their high salaries made new graduate programs cost prohibitive." I work in a hospital . And work with a few people who could retire. but they've opted to continue working, buying property, cars, while i work every day, rent a room in a house , wishing i had the same opportunities they were given as a new grad. The high paid bay area RN just isnt sustainable to the future of nursing.