Credentials

Well, technically you are advertising yourself with special training when you do not have that training. You are also saying you have credentials that you don't have. I wouldn't wear the coat till you have the BSN degree.

I personally would have saved the headache and not put down BSN. I don't get why people like to stick lots and lots of stuff on their name tag.

I 100% agree with applesxoranges

Well, technically you are advertising yourself with special training when you do not have that training. You are also saying you have credentials that you don't have.

Is there a penalty for infraction of which you are aware?

So just don't wear the jacket till May. And if you don't get the BSN, just rip out the stitching.

am I breaking any rules by doing so?

Is there a penalty for infraction of which you are aware?

Allow me to narrow the discussion to these questions.

Allow me to narrow the discussion to these questions.

Generally, the appropriate response to helpful advice is "thank you."

In the state I work, yes, you can be sanctioned for identifying yourself with credentials that you have not earned yet.

Secondly, if you did RN, BSN its wrong anyway. The correct way is your highest degree first followed by licensure. Joe Smith, BSN, RN.

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/DisplayCredentials-Brochure.pdf

Generally, the appropriate response to helpful advice is "thank you."

I did not feel that it was helpful because it was not answering my question.

In the state I work, yes, you can be sanctioned for identifying yourself with credentials that you have not earned yet.

Secondly, if you did RN, BSN its wrong anyway. The correct way is your highest degree first followed by licensure. Joe Smith, BSN, RN.

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/DisplayCredentials-Brochure.pdf

Thank you for your poignant response and additional information as to the order I mistakenly listed the items.

Allow me to narrow the discussion to these questions.

Allow me to remind you that one who posts questions on the internet does not have the luxury of restricting, monitoring or filtering the responses.

No legal consequences that I'm aware of for claiming an academic degree that you don't have

That's all you had to say

but your employer would likely have problems with it (many employers consider that level of dishonesty to be a firing offense)

They don't, I showed the DON and she laughed then gave me a high five.

and it certainly reflects poorly on one's personal integrity. Whaddya mean, "If someone asks ...", you'll tell them?? How many people walk up to someone and say, "Gee, I notice you have "BSN" on your jacket; do you really have a BSN?" People see the credentials and assume that the licensed professional with individual's lives in her/his hands wouldn't lie about having them.

I wear it inside, it goes into my locker for 12 hours until I leave. If it was on my name badge, then I definitely would be remiss in donning it.

What's the rush? Why the heck didn't you just wait until May (and actually having the degree in hand -- many things could happen between now and then) to order the jacket? And please just leave it in the closet until wearing it isn't lying about your credentials.

Nah I think I'll keep wearing it.

Disney is correct about the order of the credentials, although lots of nurses get it wrong.

Yes, I acknowledged that I was mistaken. You'd be surprised how many organizations also have it wrong because I see name badges that have it flipped all the time.

I should have just asked the question I wanted an answer for so I could skip all the unsolicited advice.

I do too not understand why nurses like to post every credential they have on nametags, writing letters and emails (like really your emailing me about a car and you have to put Jimmy John BSN, RN?!) I have multiple national certificates and a BSN, but I don't put my credentials after my signature at all, just my name. Sure you should be proud of what you accomplished but those accomplishments mean nothing if you can't put them into practice and it shows to other people. You should let your work do your talking, not your credentials. I digress, in the end it would be more of a headache to explain everyday to everybody about your jacket. If you dead set on it and do not want that headache then get your jacket done and don't wear it until you have graduated with your BSN. If you don't care, then go for it, just tell people your a registered nurse because you are one and going back to school.