r/FluentInFinance • u/The-Lucky-Investor • 11d ago

“Medicare for All” would save the U.S $5.1 Trillion over 10 years Discussion/ Debate

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/11/30/easy-pay-something-costs-less-new-study-shows-medicare-all-would-save-us-51-trillion
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u/TrustMental6895 11d ago

There's so many new grads that can't get residencies. This is a manufactured issue or the hospital cutting staff to save money.

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u/dskimilwaukee 11d ago

RN here. Hospital cutting staff or running thin to save money. They sure as shit don't pay nurses enough either. All about maximizing profits for the c suites.

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u/GrandmaCheese1 11d ago

Another issue that gets overlooked is the pay for instructors.

In my state, all Nursing instructors (except for clinical instructors) are required to have their Masters with a focus in education, but most positions are about the same pay as a bedside nurse.

Why am I going to go into debt to pursue a significantly higher degree to get paid the same amount of money?

You need more instructors to allow for more potential nurses to hit the workforce.

I’ve always considered education further into my future but can’t justify going back for my BSN, then also my MSN, to make the same amount of money I am now.

If salaries start improving for educators or the requirements start to lower due to “The Nursing Shortage” that we’re all expecting, then I’ll probably get into when I get older.

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u/MizStazya 11d ago

In larger universities, nursing professors are generally paid less than other science degree programs.