are lpn's real nurses

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Hate to be so bold about that question. I an PN student, and I get the feeling people think PN/VN are not nurses. I have wanted to become a nurse for such a long time. I am currently a Surgical Technician, have been for 9 years, love my job, but I would like to be a nurse in the Operating room. How do we answer to peoples attitudes about Practical Nurses?

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Yes. Licensed Practical *NURSE*

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

Please do a "search". There are several other threads on this site about this topic, including one currently posting.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Trauma, Ortho, Neuro, Cardiac.

There are a few, mind you a few, that feel that way. But for the most part 99% of people are LPN supportive, or don't even give it a thought. It's the 1% of people that sting, but you can't generalize their feelings onto everyone.

Here's one of the interesting threads Caroladybelle was speaking of.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/why-do-so-many-people-insist-lpns-arent-real-nurses-178777.html

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