Question For Nurses

[XMcShiftersonX]

And no, the hosp won't pay you to go get your BSN. Not here atleast. and not any where else I've worked. ( I did agency for 4 years.)

TG has a certain amount of education money that each employee gets annually. Since I have my BSN, I get like $500/year. I know it doesn't sound like much, but we also have various education repayment options available at different times. For example, when I started, I got $6,000 of school loan repayment money in return for 2 years of service with TG (paid out in 4 equal payments over those two years and taxed). I also applied for the NELRP (a federal program) in Feb, and can get up to 60% of my loans paid back over 3 years if I'm approved. The work programs don't put much of a dent in my $75,000 school debt, but it's better than nothing!

[neo93]

When I went back to school to become a nurse (I already had a bachelor's in Spanish), I did the BSN route - but only because the program at the university I attended had a two years of prereqs - two years of nursing type program. Since I had already completed all your prereqs, it wouldn't take me any longer to do the BSN than to do the associate's degree. I got a scholarship to the BSN program, and that really helped me make up my mind LOL. Some states do require BSN entry into practice, so you should check that out before making your final decision.

I work in Atlanta, and it is getting harder for new grads to find a job in an area they like. Work is out there, but you might not be in the area you want.

Good luck!