Am I sensitive about the title Nurse?

[SaderNurse05]

One of my coworkers told me today that her husband (who current works for the cable company, no offense but I am trying to give you the picture) is going to go to OK and start working as a FLIGHT NURSE for $150,000 per year...I said I did not realize he was a nurse and asked about where he went to school, etc. She hemmed and hawed around and said his background was 'EMT Plus". I asked if that was above a a paramedic, and she said yes. I am confused. Is there such a thing as an EMT Plus? If so, do they fly? One thing I know is if he has not gone to nursing school, passed an exam, etc. them he is not a nurse. The older I get the more this aggravates me. Maybe I am getting crotchety. Any thoughts??

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Umm...no. Surgical techs who are called nurses are being mislabled, probably by those who don't know the difference. Techs are techs, nurses are nurses. And wish I had a buck every time a patient called the aide her nurse. Doesn't make it true.

I see your "specialty" line says 'Legal'. So kinda surprised you'd type the post you did, fish and all...?

I think ebear's point is that some STs call themselves nurses, or other people call them nurses, and aren't always corrected on it.

I highly doubt ebear is saying that it's ok for Sts to call themselves nurses.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

I think ebear's point is that some STs call themselves nurses, or other people call them nurses, and aren't always corrected on it.

I highly doubt ebear is saying that it's ok for Sts to call themselves nurses.

AH! I read your post here, and thought "ebear DID say this, complete with the slappy fish for thinking otherwise..."

And then I read that original post again, and took it from a different angle (the slappy fish was for those who made the MISTAKE of calling them nurses).

Sigh. One of the several downsides of typed communication.

Thanks for the correction :)