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I'm assuming someone made a remark that an lpn is not really a nurse.
I've heard it all...LPN=little pretend nurse or low paid nurse, etc...
You can't let others negativity and ignorance get to you. All we can do is be the best nurse we know we are. There are plenty of rn's who eventually see that we are just as good if not sometimes more skilled in pt care due to many lpn's being cna's first.
@ Boston..you do get the point of the post or you wouldn't have made the remark "witch doctor has doctor in it". Again, sorry to any LPN who is being told they aren't nurses.[/quote']I still don't understand the point of the post really? Venting?
Sorry someone slighted you. I hope you stood up for yourself. It happens all the time, unfortunately. You should always be proud of why your are and what you do. I cringe when I hear people say things like "I'm just the nurse".
See how typing can change the meaning of things... Yes, venting.
Yes, I have been told 2 times in one week that I am not a nurse in one way or the other. I had just let go the last time someone said it to me. That was about a month ago. I honestly think the issue seeps from me and people pick up on that.
See how typing can change the meaning of things... Yes, venting.Yes, I have been told 2 times in one week that I am not a nurse in one way or the other. I had just let go the last time someone said it to me. That was about a month ago. I honestly think the issue seeps from me and people pick up on that.
Hope it wasn't another nurse that made the comments, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was. Know that it's not just you, or LPNs, or ASNs, or BSNs, or MSNs. Nursing and medicine is an archaic hierarchical system.
tjmiller
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Ugh... Sorry if anyone else is putting up with this.