Does your facility put your credentials after your name on your badge?

i have noticed this though, the people that typically say it shouldn't be on there are the ones that don't have them :)

Not true at all. Some of us simply do not care one way or the other. We are obviously proud of our accomplishment; however, we do not see the need to put all the initials on our name badge as a deal breaker.

I've worked at three different hospitals as a nurse. One place had just "registered nurse" on every RN's nametag, didn't even have the unit. I guess they thought it would be less obvious if we floated. :icon_roll Where I work now has your name and credentials, if you put them on there. I haven't changed mine since I got my certification last year because I want to get a new picture but I want to lose 10# first lol! The 3rd hospital, I don't remember for sure, but I think they did put degrees and certifications on the nametags.

Putting ACLS, TNCC, etc is overkill but if you are certified, you should put it on there. Yeah it doesn't mean much to the lay person but you come into a lot more people than patients in the hospital. Maybe a newer nurse will look at your certification on your nametag and say, hey I can do that!

I have 2 certs, and I'm a BSN and I'm too lazy to have them put on my badge. My facility allows for it, but not a deal breaker for me either. They know I'm a RN, that's all most of them care about

i have noticed this though, the people that typically say it shouldn't be on there are the ones that don't have them :)

I think that's relatively narrow minded. I'm a student, so hey, I don't even have my BN - I can't talk. But nurses in Australia don't have anything like what's been described. You get EN or RN or AIN and that's it, unless you're practicing as a CNC or what have you.

Also, I think it breeds mediocrity. If everyone is going to be recognized as only an RN, that is one less reason to motivate someone to reach for more. More and more hospitals are removing raises for extra certifications/education too. Soon enough there isn't going to be any real reason to get a higher education/certifications because everyone will only be an RN and you'll be looked at just the same as a brand new graduate with zero experience.

An RN is not an RN the same as a calorie is a calorie no matter what food it comes from; there are different calibers of nurses.

Dude, you have some serious certification envy. Yes, it is good to encourage certification; however, certification is only one small part of being a good nurse. Certification does not make the nurse.

In addition, do you think handing out trinkets such as placing CEN on a name badge is really going to motivate the masses to throw down several hundred dollars, study like big dogs, then endure the stress of an exam?

Give me a raise over a few letters on a name badge any day of the week.

Dude, you have some serious certification envy. Yes, it is good to encourage certification; however, certification is only one small part of being a good nurse. Certification does not make the nurse.

In addition, do you think handing out trinkets such as placing CEN on a name badge is really going to motivate the masses to throw down several hundred dollars, study like big dogs, then endure the stress of an exam?

Give me a raise over a few letters on a name badge any day of the week.

Certification does not make the nurse, it makes the nurse better. Certification = education. Education = knowledge. Knowledge = power. I could go on with that.

Motivate the masses? No, but you reward positive behavior and it will continue. You show that you reward furthering education and others will do it. You have absolutely no reward for going above and beyond and no one will want to do it. That is why socialism breeds mediocrity and failure.

I agree give me money, but when the money comes from furthering your education I don't see where you have a leg to stand on. You reward employes with wanted benefits (money, gifts, etc) for furthering your education and you have happier employees, happier employers, and better outcomes. It is all about what employees value as rewards for their effort.

and why in the world would I envy someone for something I have? :uhoh21:

I went to see my personal physician last week.

It was a bit disconcerting to try to read his name on his lab coat. It stretched around under his armpit and finished in the middle of his back.

Dr. Julius J. Erving IV, MD, FAAFP, BS, ACLS, BLS, incorporated, PA.

my hospital just puts first name and title, no extras.

we all get the same assignments regardless of what our badge says.