I have 2 daughters who are nurses of multiple years, now working in hospitals.
Neither makes $85,000 a yr, much less $167K.
One is still paying off Gov student loans which were extensive. Plus, at times
additional newly updated courses are required for License renewal.

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Funny how much has changed since this topic was first written. The idea of there being a shortage of nurses is now not true. Hospitals are under a hiring freeze. To even think about a nursing job now you will need a 4 year RN degree and three years experience. LPN's are not even used anymore. CNA's make around 9 dollars an hour. Many people think I am crazy say all this about there being no jobs. Go to the forums and read what people are saying today. I was shocked to find all this out.

I guess hospitals are on budgets just like the rest of us. Plus with so many people out of work
& having no Health Insurance, hospitals have to foot the bills for them.

Good point. I had to go to the doctor recently and he asked me who my primary care Physician was, I told him the emergency room.