[diosadelsol]

I am an RN and before that I was an LPN and before that I was a CNA. I refer to my title depending on how I feel at that moment. I may say "I'm a nurse" or I may say "I'm an RN". There is a distinction in the two titles and job responsibilities. LPNs do not "have virtually the same role" as RNs. I will say I'm an RN because I worked VERY HARD to obtain that title - I went through many hurdles and obtained a long-awaited goal. I am proud of MY accomplishment (not to say becoming an LPN is not an accomplishment, because it is for you as it was for me). People are entitled to their own opinions and they are entitled to use whatever distinction they choose for their title. But please realize that while LPN/LVN nurses are in fact nurses your roles are very different than the RN's.

[diosadelsol]

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...I have to say that I am totally outraged that someone would actually say that to mention I am a NURSE is misleading! Does this mean that the BSN, MSN and Advanced Practice nurses can say to an Associate Degree RN that she is not really a nurse? NO, they CANNOT... it does mean that their education and scope of practice is advanced, yes, but they all sat through NCLEX-RN...
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A BSN prepared RN does have a "higher" degree than an ADN RN, however their jobs are exactly the same. There is no difference in their scope of practice in any job. The ONLY thing a BSN does for an RN is allow that nurse to have a few more open doors in their career - and that is purely dependent on what the facility is going to allow. An MSN does however give an RN a different scope of practice if they earn their MSN in a specialized field such as Nurse Anesthesia or Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Midwife, etc. I earned my ADN first and immediately followed it with my BSN. And I am educated on the subject.

[diosadelsol]

Originally Posted by Fiona59

What people forget is anyone can study nursing, write the school exams, graduate with a certificate, degree, or diploma.

The title NURSE isn't valid until the national exam is written for anyone.

Some people shouldn't be allowed by any state law to use the title "nurse" no matter if they passed the NCLEX or not. I think the title "nurse" isn't valid until you've proven yourself in the clinical setting.

[diosadelsol]

[quote=wilbur's mom;2756606]Hi!

Frankly, I haven't been asked, (yet ) I need to see my master's prepared, teacher certified, ACLS credentialed, and not too tired from the previous shift of mandated overtime, nurse.LOL

To each their own! I don't see your point! Are you making a statement or trying to belittle someone. Patients don't need an MSN prepared, teacher certified nurse at their bedside, however, in ICUs they do REQUIRE an ACLS certified RN at their bedside. Are you referring to all settings in which nurses are employed or in the nursing home? And as for the "not too tired from the previous shift of mandated overtime" aspect, I haven't worked in a hospital, or nursing home for that matter, that had MANDATED overtime. I am called and asked if I want to work extra, but by no means is my nurse manager at my door dragging me, kicking and screaming, to the unit to work some mandated overtime.

[Psychtrish39]

Originally Posted by agldragon

Then you should say I'm in "Registered Nurse School". Why would it be misleading if an LPN student says "I am in nursing school"? It is infact a nursing school for practical nurses just like your school is for registered nurses.

Why are you even using the analogy of "nurse" in certified nurse assistant? LPNs had to take the NCLEX as well and LPNs are indeed nurses.

You don't think LPNs are nurses?????????

Please don't turn this thread to RN VS LPN thing.

I think we are all Nurses and I wish there were more of all of us and that LPNs wouldn't treat RNs different at work and that RNs wouldn't treat LPNs different at work where I work. I find it upsetting I learned alot in RN school from the LPNs that bridged in.
I am an RN but most times I just say to people I am a nurse. I think its rude to keep probing about somebody's career. Heck I even have had people ask how much I make as a RN , now thats rude....

[pagandeva2000]

What makes me laugh a great deal of the time is when I will speak or do something that shows intelligence, and then, I'm asked "How long have you been an RN?" and I say "I'm not (I leave a pause for a moment to let the idiot think that I am not a nurse)...and then say I am an LPN". Usually shocks the pants off of them, and then, the next inevitable question "When are you going back?" and I say with a sweet serene smile "I am NOT".

[jakay RN]

Am a RN and most of the time when people ask what i do for a living i will just say am a nurse. However i still have friends who will want to know if am LPN or RN. I still have some patients who still ask if am LPN or RN and a couple would say i look too young to be an RN.

[dolphincrzyqt]

I just finished an RN program a few months ago and a few of my clinical sites had LPNs working there. I learned a great deal from them and was very grateful that they took the time to teach me. During my geriatric rotation, the RN spent most of the time complaining about how "students are always in the way" whereas the LPN actually spent time to get us involved and was a wonderful teacher. I think we should all remember that no matter what the title at the end of the day we are all on the same side and are the for the same reason, our patients.

Regardless of education, I am a new nurse and to not listen to an LPN with more experience than myself is just foolish.

[mianders]

When I graduated nursing school(RN). I went to work in a small rural hospital on the 7p shift. There were a lot of nights when this brand new RN would be the only RN in the house. If it had not been for the extremely competent and resourceful LVN's that I worked with I would have been in a lot of trouble. I have since moved on to other areas, but I will always be grateful and never forget these wonderful LVN's that taught me so much.

[nurseneek]

i know im kind of late on this one but i went to school for lpn and the dean of the school was an RN with a masters and when it was time for clinicals or the more difficult classes she step down from her position a couple of times a week to teach us herself. The reason why i went to this elaborate story is to explain to those that think they are better because they are RN's. This personally annoys the crap out of me because we were trained at an RN level she put her license on the line and fought hard with the board of nursing to allow us to due the same procedures as RN's. So when i go to work and i see an RN i see my coworker someone coming to work and taking care of patients because they care not because they want to throw their credentials around. We all work hard to get where we are today so if someone asks you what you are say your a nurse and be proud because thats what we are wether RN or LPN . They both have nurse in their title correct.