Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

[uscstu4lfe]

For example, this one nurse told me she signs RN next to everything she signs now - eve check- which is so retarded and no warranted for in my book. your thoughts?

if it becomes the case of showing your licneses' off, then can you imagine howit becomes when the buildling contractor want to list all of his qualifications after his name and so on? :)

[shellsgogreen]

One of our paramedics has a bumper sticker that says:

"Trolling for Trauma".

steph

heehee:lol2:

[Dinsey]

i'm young, and retarded is just what i say when i think something is lame. that's all

I'm 22, and I still know better.

"Retard," like "gay" AND "lame" are put downs. They apply a negative connotation. As a nurse, you should hold yourself to a higher standard than what the rest of our "young" peers might.

I've worked with adults and kids with developmental disabilities since I was 16, so age has NOTHING to do with it. And whether or not you want to recognize it, using a word like "retard" is actually very hurtful. And it makes you look naive and uninformed.

[MaryAnn_RN]

Never signed anything with RN outside of work, but once answered the phone at home, 'ITU, staff nurse, can I help you' and then couldn't speak to the caller because I was laughing so much...what a wally.

[Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN]

Never signed anything with RN outside of work, but once answered the phone at home, 'ITU, staff nurse, can I help you' and then couldn't speak to the caller because I was laughing so much...what a wally.

I've done that . . . . . "Station One, this is Stephanie, how may I help you?".

steph

[BBFRN, BSN, PhD]

Me too.

[AirforceRN, RN]

i'm young, and retarded is just what i say when i think something is lame. that's all

I had to laugh...there is just so much going wrong with that sentence. I hope it was a joke and the lame comment was meant to outdo the retarded comment. If not...its still pretty witty, if not a little ignorant.

[NursingAgainstdaOdds]

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Please don't use "retarded" as an epithet; it's disrespectful to people with developmental disabilities.

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Thank you.

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i'm young, and retarded is just what i say when i think something is lame. that's all

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Age is not an excuse for behaving in an unthinking manner unless one is actually a child. Furthermore, as a nurse I would think you have the education and training to know better than to use such a term in such a way. Lastly, that kind of speech falls under the "ridiculously unprofessional" category. I was seriously opening this thread and thinking about how much I enjoy the insightful questions you always post, so please don't take this as a personal offense.

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No, I just sign RN at work. Outside of the hospital, I want as few people as possible to know that I'm an RN, LOL. Ever see those T-shirts and license plate decorations that say RN on them? No way in hell I'd ever want one of those! That's just asking for aggravation.

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I don't understand how it's an aggravation. I have an oval "RN" sticker on my car, and nothing has come of it except for starting a few interesting conversations, an icebreaker, etc. I do sign "RN" after my name on most things, as does my twin sister who is also a nurse. It's a combination of force of habit, pride, and wanting the general public to see nurses as people living out in the world.

[BBFRN, BSN, PhD]

I do sign "RN" after my name on most things, as does my twin sister who is also a nurse. It's a combination of force of habit, pride, and wanting the general public to see nurses as people living out in the world.

I think that is pretty darn cool.

On a side note~ Sorry NADO- I meant to quote your post, and accidentally ended up editing it (oops). I fixed it back as best I could.

[I love my cat!]

I never write RN after my name outside of work.

[1styearsucks]

yea i do. i am a new RN and am really proud of it

[rn2bnwi, BSN, RN]

i'm young, and retarded is just what i say when i think something is lame. that's all

NO , its disrespectful, unprofessional and in my own opinion hateful. I know you may not know the extent to which using that word in that term hurts but youthfullness is not an excuse for using a deragotory word at the expense of a particular group..

[suzy253, RN]

I've done it a couple of times...by mistake. I sign my name so often at work, it just happened.