I would guess worse… I am a hero…I cringe when I say that. I was a meathead that almost became a Dietition but the schooling at the time was ridiculous, plus a Masters, plus only a couple schools in the US. I was very lucky and still havent done my NP and now see the truth, Your doing it right . 2 traveler income pick up some O/T or do a 48 schedule. Higher acuity ,lower patient account. Yada, Yada. I live in a great state for NPs , PAs, NMDs , and billing/autonomy. Later, when you control money you make money. I didnt catch on for years, I just wanted 3 x 12 so i could train and become Mr. Olympia! I might still have 5 12 hours shifts left in me. All that money left on the table. I was an anesthesia tech before a nurse, so CRNA school was a goal. At that time and even now it was brick and mortar, no online for that one. Very serious curriculum and You get all the high risk patients while the Doc sleeps. I see RNs go through and get their masters in many different things w/o being at the bedside! It used to be NP, CNS, midwives had to had a high number odf hours in acute care, references, interviews. Now its online and get your own placement with your friend DNP or whatever for clinicals.