Working as a nurse without a license

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Edward,IL

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Any one holding themselves out as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse must have current licensure with their state BON. The IL BON sends a newsletter every so often, and I recall this being mentioned in the content of the letter that it is illegal to call yourself a nurse and/or perform tasks that require the education of a nurse (one example cited was patient teaching

re breast feeding). Please correct this individual, inform her that we have title protection via our state nurses practice act. This is to keep out the riff-raff/Sairy Gamp type people y'all are talking about! Edward, IL

jenac

258 Posts

lpnga- thanks for the clarification. Very interesting thread. I agree with most of you. I worked hard for the right to call myself a nurse.

sunnygirl272

839 Posts

Originally posted by jenac

lpnga- thanks for the clarification. Very interesting thread. I agree with most of you. I worked hard for the right to call myself a nurse.

don't worry about thanking lpnga for "clarification"...she's been banned....
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