ID Badge

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Does anyone here wear one of those ID badges that hangs below your school ID that gives your credentials in large letters?  I feel that the small "RN" on my school-issued ID is not easily noticeable (by subs, visitors, social workers, parents, etc).  As nurses we know the legal requirement of our credentials being clear.

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Specializes in Occupational Health.

I've always heard that size doesn't matter....is this not true??!?

I feel like I've been mislead...?

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No never have. I’m the only nurse in the building so it’s not like I get confused with other medical personnel since there are none. Also, the general public and most teachers don’t know the differences in the types of nurses nor do they care. I don’t even think my ID says RN. I think it just says school nurse. Pretty sure as long as I took care of all vomit, blood and lice they would not even care if I was a circus trainer! ?

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Specializes in Pediatrics, school nursing.

In my district, we wear a red hang tag behind our school ID with "RN" in big white letters on it.  Our aides have a green hang tag behind their ID that says "Aide".  I feel like they make it easy to distinguish ourselves in the buildings; no one else wears hang tags.  

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Specializes in Gyn Onc, ICU, School Nursing, Health Education.

I bought a cute sparkly one from Amazon. I just started as a sub. My hubby says I’m trying to flex…maybe I am. I worked darn hard for those two letters behind my name!

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