Important --- PLEASE READ CONCERNING USER NAMES and Posting on the forums

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we are seeing more and more new grads begin their posting history here with using titles in their user name that they have not earned. graduating from a nursing program does not give you the title of rn or lvn/lpn. that is conferred only upon passing of the nclex exam here or the equivalent in another country.

please do not use the title rn, lpn,lvn, or nurse if you have not taken and passed the licensing exam.

this is per the terms of service that you agreed to abide by when you signed up as well as per the requirements of each and every board of nursing in the us.

we do not permit one to use other degrees that they have not earned as well, such as crna or cnm or np in their user name if something else is not added to make sure that one would not assume that they have actually earned the right to use that distinction.

thanks for your understanding on this.

the moderators

edited 11/16/2008

please do not change your user name to include nurse in it until you have actually taken and passed either of the nclex exams or an exam or hold licensure in another country. graduating from a univeristy and having a degree in nursing is not the same as holding a license. and this is what is required by every bon in the us. being a graduate nurse is not having a license, you are working under the license of another nurse, therefore you should not be using the designation nurse here as well until the exam is passed and you have an actual license number that is issued to you.

i am updating this to make this point.

thank you for your understanding on this. please reread the tos of this site and the section called user names if you have any questions.

suzanne4

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Thanks for the info.

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You are quite welcome.

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Specializes in Peds, Med-Surg, Disaster Nsg, Parish Nsg.
dear suzanne,

i am trying to pm you but somehow i cant find your pm. am i doing something wrong??

please refer to this change that has been made regarding pm's.

please note that we have changed our private messaging options. members now need to have 15 post in order to use our private message (pm) system and/or sending emails from member's profiles.

this was implemented to decrease the likelihood of people abusing our policy and soliciting members. if you get any pms that are soliciting in nature, please report them using the report.gif icon in your pm. thanks

if you wish, you can upgrade your membership and get access to send pms right away.

thanks for your understanding.

you can go to this link to read more about this.

https://allnurses.com/forums/f207/private-messages-available-after-15-post-315542.html

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Thanks for the information Suzzanne4!

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Specializes in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

after we earn our license....is it possible to modify our user name?

For example, would I be able to remove the "2b" in my name once I officially become one? :D

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
after we earn our license....is it possible to modify our user name?

For example, would I be able to remove the "2b" in my name once I officially become one? :D

as a registered member you can do it I think it is once a year and as a premium/platinum member you can do it a bit sooner. Alternatively you can ask admin in the admin help desk. Also if you make a mistake and can't change name then contact admin via the help desk

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thanks for the info

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

The site now requires you to have 15 posts before you can send a pm. We are seeing more and more rushing to increase the post count so they can use Suzanne's program. To meet her requirements you need to complete the first tip which can take a while to complete, no reason to rush and post, there is no way you can complete her first tip in one day. Please respect the forum and if you are going to post please make the post meaningful and useful to the thread/forum

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okay, thanks suzanne

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good to know, thank you:nurse:

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please use this thread only for questions pertaining to user names, otherwise they are going to get missed.

we ask that you post only to the topic that is being discussed on a particular forum to make it easier for all to follow.

thanks for your understanding on this.

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