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A good friend of mine graduated last year with her ADN. I am so proud of her! All through school she would send me emails and sign Shelly SN. After passing the boards her emails changed to Love, Shelly RN. I also noticed a few times when I have called her cell phone or house phone she answers "Good [time of day], this is Michelle RN speaking". It is too funny to me! Well, today she wrote me a check to repay a loan and on the bottom was...you guessed it... Michelle XXXXXXX RN. I pointed it out and she saw, "Wow, I think I always do that!" So, my question for you is, are another Shelly, RN? :rolleyes:

*Shel, if you are reading this...I told you I would post it!!!:rotfl: )

Pleeease...groan...:rolleyes:

Wow.

steph

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Pleeease...groan...:rolleyes:

hi-just wanted to ask-what's the harm in thorough pt teaching, I mean as long as she wasn't talking down to you or anything- :uhoh21:

just wanted to add I'm not trying to appear as a smart(butt)-just wondering did she say something to offend you-just curious. :)

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Just don't be like *some* nurses who have to let EVERYONE know they are a nurse. We admitted my father-in-law to a nursing center and the nurses were talking to us like we had no earthly idea what "continent" meant. It was kind of humorous to listen to them so carefully explain why grandpa was taking blood pressure medicine and baby aspirin, and what enteric coated meant.

I could have boasted that I'm a nurse, and on top of that I could have said to the LPN that I would be an RN within a matter of a couple of months. But I just smiled politely and nodded my head. I'm sure to look at me they think I'm a big fat slob cleaning lady, lol. But one day I will nonchalantly walk in wearing my RN name tag and nursing uniform....maybe it is childish but I can't resist :)

I don't understand why you took offense to this nurse doing her job. Was she supposed to psychically know that you are a nurse and not just a "big fat slob?"

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I don't understand why you took offense to this nurse doing her job. Was she supposed to psychically know that you are a nurse and not just a "big fat slob?"

How childish. While I agree that nobody should blame anyone for good patient teaching I have to say that it is ridiculous for nurses, nursing students and well, humans in general to tear each other apart like this. There is a saying ..."if you can't say anything nice..."

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