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Still A Nurse

Host Tristan, BSN has set out on a journey to discover just what the nursing profession has to offer. Using a mix of guest interviews, and solo shows, she shares nursing stories and encouraging conversations about the joys and challenges of nursing so you can hear what life is truly like as an RN. Learn alongside the host as she uncovers the wide variety of roles and positions you can obtain with your nursing knowledge and skills so that you never feel stuck in your own career as a nurse. From this podcast you'll learn about all things nursing from the nurses themselves. Listen as they share personal experiences with different nursing programs, to advanced nursing degrees, a wide range of clinical nursing positions, nurse administration, becoming a nursing instructor, nurse case management, starting your own nursing business or side hustle, remote nursing work, rural nursing, keeping your license active, and how to use your nursing skills when nursing at the bedside is no longer an option. Whether you're working 12 hour shifts, a nurse entrepreneur, a nursing student, or a stay-at-home-mom looking to make a career comeback, you're still a nurse and this podcast is for you!

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$8k Student Loan Relief becomes $270,000 PENALTY! How a well-intentioned program could lead Nurses to Financial Ruin

March 03, 2022 • Tristan BSN • Season 3 • Episode 30

Episode 30

Student debt is so prevalent in America today and it is a terrible burden. My episode today strays from the norm as my guest is not a nurse, but a writer for the Wall Street Journal. Rebecca Ballhaus goes into great detail about an article she and her co-author, Rebecca Smith, wrote for the Wall Street Journal about a federal program to help ease the burden of student debt for healthcare professionals. Tune in and learn from Rebecca what this program is called, how it strives to help healthcare professionals, and how it is financially ruining others. Though the full article highlights professionals of various backgrounds, Rebecca and I focus only on the nurses. Check out the links at the bottom if you want to read the full article.

Links:

https://www.wsj.com/articles/program-to-cut-healthcare-providers-student-debt-sticks-some-with-even-more-11644421910?page=1 Click here to find the article discussed in this episode.
https://www.wsj.com/news/author/rebecca-ballhaus Click here to find more articles by Rebecca Ballhaus
https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/ Click here to learn more about the National Health Service Corps