nurselittlemac

The University of Virginia has a MSN- Clinical Nurse Leader program that accepts ANY bachelors degree. If you go full-time for 4 semesters, you graduate with a MSN and can sit for the NCLEX to have your RN. Is this good? I do not know, but it is an option.

I feel that Nurse Educators within the college/university settings do need to be paid better. I am a BSN nurse and currently working on a MSN degree as a Nurse Educator. I currently work within a healthcare facility and as an adjunct faculty member as a clinical instructor. I hear the senior faculty members saying that the salary they make is less than a staff nurse in the hospital and I feel this is uncalled for considering the educational background and importance of the position along with its requirements of knowledge and skill in nursing. Working hard to be both highly educated in nursing and highly skilled in the clinical arena should mean a higher salary than a staff nurse. This is just one nurse's opinion.