stipends for Service, is it a good idea? ... and other stuff

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Okay so the end of summer in near. I am almost done with my load of summer course work, and suprise suprise I'm passing, and my son isn't in therapy, and I haven't been arrested for neglect. It's ashame that is what some would like, but I can't help there.

Anyway, uh stipends. A medical center in my area (two large state hospitals, on is the #1 trauma center), offers a stipend program for service. Basically for every month you get a stipend you owe two months of service. The minimum stipend period in 6 months and the max in 24. So if I take the stipend I will be required to work for them for 1 year to 4 years.

I like the idea because it will really help to offset costs in school, plus I wouldn't mind working for them. Having a job waiing for me is a great thought, and working at one of these hospitals will help me get my feet not wet but soaked. The only thing is I dont want to work there for more than six or seven months. So how do hospitals handle people who don't follow through on the terms of the stipend? And from what all of you know how much do stipend programs usually offer mnthly?

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Specializes in Operating Room.

I don't know anything about "stipends", but my situation is almost the same. I have a scholarship, but I have to work for them afterwards.

It is nice knowing I have a job waiting. I just hope I can live up to my end of the deal by finishing and passing the NCLEX! :)

Good luck to you! :)

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Yea, I wonder what happens to the people who don't as far as the job goes. And it sounds like you scholarship is basically a stipend undercover. After all a scholarship is free money, and a stipend always has service tied to it.

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Hi Dream_Nurse,

Having worked Human Resources in two hospitals before becoming a nurse, I can tell you how I've seen it done before, though I've never been the recipient of a stipend. Usually, when the agreement is signed, there's a clause stating that in the event you don't complete the service you've agreed to, you must repay the money they've given you. Some places may pro-rate the amount, others may require the full amount - just depends on the facility.

Hope this helps, and best of luck with school and your nursing career!

Donna

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