O.K. our nursing license in Ohio says, "The profession of Nursing". :mortarboard: However, I am looking for a new job and several places list nursing in their own catagory, not under professional. Social workers, IS people are under professional catagory. I don't get it, Then, to top it off. I said something to my husband of 26 years about it and he said. " No, nurses arn't professionals, professionals are people like administators" etc... I love my husband dearly, but that's kind of like ...does my butt look big in these pants type question. BZZZZT ....Wrong answer ! Any way,,,back to the subject. Just from some attitudes from admin at work, I feel hospitals are looking at the staff nurse as any other worker. I work for a magnet hsopital in Columbus, they boast all kinds of things in newspapers, radio and TV, but when it comes to education, nurse satisfaction, imporvement of skills etc,,(such as requiring CCRN, CEN etc..), they say comments like , "it's not in our budget". :barf01:Are we as nurses loosing ground?