Tough Options

What is your career goal that more bedside experience would be an impediment versus a benefit? Could you get a job at a facility that pays better in order to be bringing in more income while you decide what to do about your CNS (if they deny you again)?

Purely on the issue of your current employer: I applaud your loyalty to your boss, but if they're not paying you what you're worth then you deserve a better job. You're not doing anyone any favors by working for too little money. Do what's best for you and let the hospital know that they're losing your wealth of experience because it's worth something and you value it more than they seem to.

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Why are your kids not paying their own loans off? They need to be responsible

My husband is "helping" them by paying extra on the loans. They have big loans and I am ok to help, but not necessarily to the extent that he does. They are paying their own minimum monthly loan payments. I had no loan payments, but had other expenses and worked three jobs at a number of points in my life. I always liked what I was doing, so I was usually ok with it. I have encouraged my daughter who has a very large loan to get a second job. It is hard, I like my boss, as I said, but there is a lot of "unprofessional" behaviour among the frontline staff. This is a real downer for me. In the past, I loved the nurses I worked with. It seems to be the hospital's culture. We joined a larger organization, so I am somewhat hopeful for change. I only have 15 or 20 years left to work. I do not want to job hop, but I do not want to be in the poorhouse either.

I was a bedside nurse with an MSN for a number of years while I worked on my DNP. In fact, our unit had 4 MSNs working at the bedside, and our resources team had many more.