Liar, liar pants on fire!

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Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years).
Not cool- not cool at all!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Women's Health, LTC.
What's the difference? Are you a nurse? I would think you'd know...

Also, if the person involved were of the opposite political party I bet you'd be accusing them of lying and promoting "fake news"...

Pretty sure Horseshoe was using sarcasm.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Women's Health, LTC.

Horseshoe,

I got it! I loved the sarcasm. Probably because it sounds just like me!

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As a lawmaker, her income is way higher than most nurses will ever see. Why pretend to be one?

Probably had nothing to do with the money aspect. Knowing nurses have high regard in the community and her story about her struggle to become one. Gotta have a great story to run and win.

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Probably had nothing to do with the money aspect. Knowing nurses have high regard in the community and her story about her struggle to become one. Gotta have a great story to run and win.

Yep, plus I'm betting it was one of the reasons she was placed on so many health-care related committees. I don't for a minute believe she didn't know what was on her media.

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Yep, plus I'm betting it was one of the reasons she was placed on so many health-care related committees. I don't for a minute believe she didn't know what was on her media.

I agree. She intentionally misled the public. Nurses are held in high esteem and the average person would likely be more impressed by seeing "RN" than phlebotomist. Let's be real. She knew exactly what she was doing. And when busted, she gave the same lame excuse all people who fudge their credentials do: deflect blame.

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.
Do these idiots not know it is public information? Hell I do it with my patients that say they are a nurse.

Oh, I am absolutely petty enough to look at license verifications for PITA family members who say they're nurses. A few of them actually have been, but mostly it's the "I work in healthcare so I'm a nurse."

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Specializes in Psych, Peds, Education, Infection Control.
I agree. She intentionally misled the public. Nurses are held in high esteem and the average person would likely be more impressed by seeing "RN" than phlebotomist. Let's be real. She knew exactly what she was doing. And when busted, she gave the same lame excuse all people who fudge their credentials do: deflect blame.

We had a phlebotomist at a facility I worked at who totally said she was a nurse on her Facebook. When called on it (HR wasn't amused), she claimed she meant she worked in the "nursing department" (true) but picked the wrong option. People who are caught in their lies will always scramble for excuses.

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As a lawmaker, her income is way higher than most nurses will ever see. Why pretend to be one?

She lied about being a nurse, because we are the most respected profession. It was using our profession, for political gain.

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She lied about being a nurse, because we are the most respected profession. It was using our profession, for political gain.

And didn't it make her look like something special rising from writing bad checks to being a survivor AND a nurse? I have no words.

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Specializes in LTC, Rehab.

Awesome for the board.

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Specializes in Geriatrics w/rehab, LTC, hospice patient.
She lied about being a nurse, because we are the most respected profession. It was using our profession, for political gain.

I'm not sure that we are the "most respected profession." However, I can understand that she was most likely hoping for some gain in her career by claiming to be a nurse.

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