I'm starting a blanket thread, rather than doing individual posts like I have been the last few days, because this might get some people's attention better.
The word "Nurse" is a legally protected title in most states (as well as "LVN/LPN", and "RN"). The law was written to prevent people who are NOT nurses from using those titles.
Beyond that, if you are posting ON THIS WEBSITE, AllNurses.com has a clear Terms of Service posted that you agreed to when registering for a username. To put it simply, you may not use the word "Nurse" or "RN" or "LPN" unless you hold an active LICENSE for one of those titles.
Usernames such as Nurse2Be, or FutureRN, or HopeToBeLVN are obviously not in violation of the TOS, as it is clear that the member is not misrepresenting himself or herself as a current nurse.
If you are someone who has mistakenly registered an incorrect username, please take the time to CHANGE IT. There are many members here who will be angry with seeing your fraudulent use of the title; some will be nice about it and ask you politely to change it (as I am doing) and some will be far less pleasant....and both will be right.
CNAs, MAs, who are using the word Nurse in your name....please stop. Students, post-students who have yet to pass the NCLEX, please do not use a title you have not earned.
You wouldn't call yourself Doctor Sally (I don't think?) if you aren't a doctor. Please give Nurses the same consideration.
Actually I am very educated, and yes I used hastags to express that just like Twitter this too is a social site.....
I'm sorry, I've never read a journal article that used hashtags to drive home their academic excellence. The entire thought is a bit silly, might I add. Hashtags have nothing to do with education. Rather the opposite, in my experience.
Additionally, just because you're on a social networking site, it doesn't automatically mean that hashtags are used. AN doesn't use hashtags, just in case you hadn't noticed from the utter dearth of hashtags on this site already.
This is the type of protection that most states afford to the use of the title Nurse. This just happens to be the law in Georgia:
Chapter 26 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to nurses, is amended (2011) in Code Section 43-26-6, relating to the use of certain titles by licensed registered nurses or advanced practice registered nurses, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(d) No person shall use the title 'nurse' or any other title or abbreviation that would represent to the public that a person is authorized to practice nursing unless the person is licensed or otherwise authorized under this article or Article 2 of this chapter."
Said chapter is further amended in Code Section 43-26-33, relating to the use of certain titles by licensed practical nurses or applicants, by adding a new subsection to read as follows:
Discounting the men? That's in bad taste. You'll learn after a few years in the profession that it annoys the gents when you automatically associate "nurse" with "she".
Oh im sorry are you a man? That small ring threw me off!
Discounting the men? That's in bad taste. You'll learn after a few years in the profession that it annoys the gents when you automatically associate "nurse" with "she".
....but then how can she call us "catty" if there are men aboard? Hmmm....
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I'm sorry, I've never read a journal article that used hashtags to drive home their academic excellence. The entire thought is a bit silly, might I add. Hashtags have nothing to do with education. Rather the opposite, in my experience.
Additionally, just because you're on a social networking site, it doesn't automatically mean that hashtags are used. AN doesn't use hashtags, just in case you hadn't noticed from the utter dearth of hashtags on this site already.