ANA discriminates against LPN/LVN

[Kris10lnC]

The ANA is discriminating against LPNs and LVNs. American Nurses Association. No mention there abour REGISTERED? nope . To me that means ALL nurses. They should be forced to allow our membership or change their name to American REGISTERED Nurses Associaton.

Any takers?

[LALAVN]

I'm a brand new LVN a little scared but very excited about starting my career in the medical field. I know that I am not an RN, nor do I pretend to have more education or book smarts than an RN. I do believe however that I was trained very well to perform the duties neccessary to be a safe, effective LVN. If I wanted to take out another huge loan and go back to school I would, and still might in the future. I am trained to use practical knowledge and skill with patients to help them and promote health. Are some people so far removed from why they became nurses in the first place that they have resulted to arguing about what title you have behind your name? Aren't we kind of in it for the same reasons? You went to school to perform in your scope of practice, I went to school to practice in my scope of practice get over it. Believe it or not listing your credentials only makes you seem lacking in other areas, as someone who was truely professional would not feel the need to do so. I worked very hard to be an LVN as I'm sure you have to become who you are. It seems to be that people that feel the need to gripe about LVNs are angry and burned out...time to try something else besides nursing.

P.S. LVN aren't going anywhere...LTC facilities don't wanna pay RN salaries for what an LVN will gladly do for half.

[nursel56]

The ANA is an elitist, insular club of like-minded individuals living in la-la land with their pet theories they formulated back when shag carpets and Pet Rocks were all the rage.

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, because the differences between the Dark Ages of the seventies when supposedly we were "oppressed" is so striking I honestly shake my head in wonder.

The last bit of insult was when patient ratio restrictions were wending their way through the legislative process a new "national nurse's union" was created with the core group -- even though the law specifically applies to both RNs and LVNs right there in black and white -- once again they were snubbed. Though they are not the same as the ANA, it is shaping up to be an ANA clone.

It's not so much what they advocate for that bothers me, it's what they didn't do as a result of tunnel vision and throwing all their resources at unpopular and/or unworkable goals.