What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's?

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What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's on social networking sites like Facebook?

A pca that I work with has herself listed as a R.N. on her Facebook page. She claims she has gone to nursing school but she cannot pass the boards to get her license. I have found her to be a liar of all sorts and I really feel uncomfortable when she is assigned to provide care for my patients :eek:

I am personally offended by this. I worked damn hard to become a nurse and pass my boards. I don't know if she ever even went to school. I know that I would have done whatever it takes to pass the boards, including remedial courses and test prep courses.

Anyhow, what is your opinion on this? Is it even legal?

Sofla

I don't think that people are getting worked up over nothing.

Try being a paralegal, legal assistant, and working in a law office. Try to give a client ANYTHING THAT EVEN SMELLS OF LEGAL ADVICE!

You will have your clocked cleaned in no time by the Bar Association.There is NO TOLERANCE of non lawyers giving legal advice. Period!

Giving legal advice never killed anyone. Giving medical advice when you are not much more than a High school dropout, has the risk of killing someone.

That is not getting overworked over nothing.

JMHO and my NY $0.02.

Lindarn, RN, BSN, CCRN

Somewhere in the PACNW

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Specializes in I like everything except ER.

It bothers me when I'm a patient. I'll see someone in scrubs with no clue as to their title. When I was in premature labor , a woman came into my room with a white lab coat-she was from food service coming in to bring me my tray.One hospital where i have worked has all the RN's wear a 4" blue and white tag attached to the id card that reads in bold letters RN. You can't mistake it. The patients like it.

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Specializes in Intermediate care.

Annoying? Yes. But as long as they aren't doing it to patients its fine. Everyone who knows him/her knows that they are not an RN.

Random, but kinda related...Has anyone seen the hangover 2?? i cracked up when Zach Galifinakis gave himself a shot in the leg cause they were going overseas. he like STABS his leg and his friend is like "oh my god!!! don't you need a registered nurse to do that?"

Zach goes "I am a nurse. i'm just not registered yet" :-D

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Specializes in Hospital Education Coordinator.

report her to the BON. This is probably illegal

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Specializes in Cardiology, Oncology, Medsurge.

What bothers me most about this issue is unlicensed staff giving advice (disinformation) that could be outright detrimental to the health and well being of the patient.

Case in point, my wife called the doctor's office to find out if the harmonal medication she was on was too great a dosage and she wondered if it would be allowable for her to split the pill. MA answers an affirmative. Is this right?

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