Allowing more than RN on name badge?

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Does your facility allow you to have designations other than RN on your name badge (such as RN, BSN/ RN, ccrn etc.)? our hospital does not allow this and it is a thorn in the side of some of the RN's I work with. there are a couple of nurses I know who have gone to hr and were able to sweet talked someone into making them a name badge with all the designations on it. one in particular was a new grad, hired the same time as 2 other new grads, who insisted that her name badge read "RN, BSN" and was able to have it changed.

Now, all the new grads in our ICU are BSN's because that's hospital hiring policy. the 2 other BSN new grads went to hr to have their name badges changed also, but weren't so lucky and were told "no" regarding additional designations. so . . .they went out and bought gold "BSN" tack pins and tacked the "BSN" pins onto their name badges (we aren't suppose to tack any pins onto our badges either).

Personally, I know I'm a BSN and I'm not concerned about having all the initials after my name. actually because I have two bachelors degrees I guess I could use bs biology, RN, BSN . . .now that would really confuse 'em! yet, there are others who think it is unfair not to recognize nursing educational achievements such as ccrn or cnrn etc. on the name badge.

Specializes in cardiac/critical care/ informatics.
Yes, it's allowed but rarely done.

Question, and NOT meant to start a war, please!!!!!

How come no one ever sees RN, ADN on a badge? PLEASE no nasty answers or debate, I'm just wondering.

Actually at my hospital you do see ADN or whatever their credintials are, Magnet Hospital want them on the badges.

Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89.

Not one for alphabets, but mine would read BARN ONC and that to me looks like a pig.

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I much preferred "Registered Nurse IV (4 not intravenous)

My daughter is a BAMA and my son is a BAFA. If you truly wish letters, present a case for ALL nurses. Doing it one by one is only creating havoc instead of pride.

I requested that BSN be on my badge. I went to school for it, why not be proud of it. Someone said its "just a 4 year degree", if you want to look at it like that. But most people who think like that dont have a 4 year degree.

Hmmm. I would think that most people who would think like that would have advanced degrees.

Specializes in OB.

well, at one hospital I did clinicals in, it simply said "RN" on name tags. One girl was dang proud of her BSN and ordered scrubs with her name and then BSN embroidered in HUGE scrolly letters across her left boob. Brought attention to her degree.. and her left boob as well :D

Specializes in ICU/Telemetry/Med-Surg/Case Mgmt.

I was proud when I achieved my LPN status as a single mom. I was proud when I achieved my RN status with an ADN while working full time as an LPN, pregnant, with a preschooler. I was working in one town, living in another and going to school in a third.

I graduated in May '06 with my BSN while working full time and getting pregnant and having my fourth daughter, and doing volunteer work.

I am proud of all my titles and would put them all on my name badge if I could!! My family is just as proud.

I will be very happy to have my name badge show my MSN, FNP in 3 years or less!!

Karen

Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

All my qualifications wouldn't fit on my name badge so I would have to leave my name off it :D Then I would have to call it a title badge

no recognition at my hosp. i think it is odd, but oh well! they want you to have it but just not on your badge? whatever.

Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

please, let's not start beating that dead horse regarding bsn, adn etc. all discussions regarding this subject are to be kept here:

adn vs. bsn for entry level nursing

please stay on topic:

"allowing more than rn on name badge?"

thanks!!!!!

I'm pretty sure we could do as we pleased where I work but I'm content to have "RN" after my first name.

I'm a nurse.

But the truth is, I'm a mom first. Nursing doesn't define me at all.

I guess I don't see the need to put a degree and a bunch of other credentials after my "RN".

I can also see why hospitals might want to keep the playing field even regarding name tags . . .. . just see already how people get their hackles up when you start the ADN vs. BSN stuff.

Good point about why don't you see more "ADN" on a nametag.

steph

I have a nurse in my home who does home care..she is a BSN & I only know after asking her......she said she doesn't see the point of advertising it because she is an RN first & foremost...........I used to waitress and actually had a lady sign her credit card receipt with RN MSN...................I kindly told her that wasn't legal on her credit card slip as it doesn't have RN MSN after her name on the card..................knocked her right off her pedestal ;) :lol2:

People like that seem to have power trip issues from what I have seen...........I applaude anyone who obtains higher education but to need to have acknowledgement by every person you come across is ridiculous......lol..I think the more humble ones are the ones who don't see the need to throw it out there in your face as if to say "look at me...look at me!!!!!!!" It seems to appear as an insecurity to me or they are over achievers also..... jmpo

Specializes in cardiac/critical care/ informatics.
I have a nurse in my home who does home care..she is a BSN & I only know after asking her......she said she doesn't see the point of advertising it because she is an RN first & foremost...........I used to waitress and actually had a lady sign her credit card receipt with RN MSN...................I kindly told her that wasn't legal on her credit card slip as it doesn't have RN MSN after her name on the card..................knocked her right off her pedestal ;) :lol2:

People like that seem to have power trip issues from what I have seen...........I applaude anyone who obtains higher education but to need to have acknowledgement by every person you come across is ridiculous......lol..I think the more humble ones are the ones who don't see the need to throw it out there in your face as if to say "look at me...look at me!!!!!!!" It seems to appear as an insecurity to me or they are over achievers also..... jmpo

I have signed checks my name RN, just because you sign your name a hundred times a day it becomes habit so sometimes it isn't meant to be a power trip.

I have signed checks my name RN, just because you sign your name a hundred times a day it becomes habit so sometimes it isn't meant to be a power trip.

How about the concept of having our degrees and certifications on our namebadges, and that allows the public to ask, and be educated, concerning the educational and professional qualifications of the nurse at his or her bedside?

Maybe the public would be more interested and aware of just how qualified the individual at their bedside is. And we are not all interchangeable "widgets".

Perhaps they would then be educated and interested enough, to question the hospitals' decision to provide them with only lower educated, unlicensed assitive personnel, instead of licensed, EDUCATED professionals. And then we could educate them on how this makes a difference in the quality of their care. JMHO.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Spokane, Washington

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