>>12632464The US has an aging population of nurses and not enough people entering the field, so a lower level RN program exists to ensure some level of qualified caregivers enter the work force fast enough to displace the massively aging nursing population. The US itself has a problematic nursing shortage.
Right now nursing job growth projections see 15-20% growth nationwide, a growing medical field, more facilities, and yet still sees up to a 10% decrease in working nurses in the next 10 years.
>over 10 years before the first day you make over 70k/yrOnly in some states. Keep in mind, with the same qualifications you'll earn less in Kansas than Silicon Valley, CA. As cost of living differences between areas exist, as do wages and insurance payouts, as well as cost of health care. Many family medicine doctors don't see over 100k/yr in many areas.
