Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

[funmom]

What do you think about having 'BSN' put on your badge? My hospital never used to automatically put it on nurses' badges. Now, the new grads with BSNs have that automatically printed on. Other BSNs have decided to have this credential printed on their badges. It never made a difference to me but some people make a big deal about it. I'm trying to decide if I want to get my BSN credential printed on my badge. I heard one nurse say that it's snobbish. The nurse that said that was an LPN.

[Cathylady]

Interesting that nurses are having this discussion because I've never seen an ID tag with a degree on it. I'm a teacher and we all have varying degrees, but none are on the ID badges. Some teachers put their degrees as their 'signature' when sending an email but on the badge, nope, the degrees aren't there.

[CaLLaCoDe, BSN, RN]

As an ADN I find no offense to those who have a BSN or any other credential on their badge. I respect their status. It is NOT snobbishness; only a factual representation of what they earned in the medical sphere of education. Of course you'll always run into snobbish behavior, which has little to do with the degree, more with the inadequacies of the degree holder.

[nathalie895]

You'll soon learn that it is not always an indicator of comptence, Good luck in your studies

Thank you !

[nursel56]

Interesting that nurses are having this discussion because I've never seen an ID tag with a degree on it. I'm a teacher and we all have varying degrees, but none are on the ID badges. Some teachers put their degrees as their 'signature' when sending an email but on the badge, nope, the degrees aren't there.

My mother-in-law is a retired teacher, and I believe in her district advanced degrees always were rewarded with a raise, but normally in nursing that is not the case. Nursing tends to be burdened with a moral imperative from some that find it unseemly for nurses to even be concerned with such worldly issues. It's hurt us a lot, I think. Forget the nametag, show me the green. . . Now awaiting flamerage. :flamesonb

[DuluthMike]

Interesting that nurses are having this discussion because I've never seen an ID tag with a degree on it. I'm a teacher and we all have varying degrees, but none are on the ID badges. Some teachers put their degrees as their 'signature' when sending an email but on the badge, nope, the degrees aren't there.

You have never been to a hospital or clinic and seen a physician with "Soandso, MD"? Interesting vacuum you live in.

[AOx1]

I don't care whether it is on my badge or isn't. Ours are made for us and do list degree. I wouldn't presume to judge someone by the fact that letters representing degrees are/aren't on their badge. I judge based on attitude, competence, and professionalism. I laughed the other day because a student said "soon, you will be called Dr. 'Mylastname'!" I did let the student know that I will still be called "myfirstname" after completing the doctorate. It is a matter of personal satisfaction for me to do this. Yes, I do believe everyone should be proud of what we accomplish, whether that means being the best nursing assistant or best CNO we can be. The pride is in knowing you have done your best, regardless of the alphabet soup following your name. I look at my education as a blessing given to me and not something I am entitled to.

[Midwest4me]

just to play devil's advocate - what about the people who are 2nd degree rn's? should they put their other degrees on as well? i went to adn school with a women who had her ms in another science. should her ms be listed? should my bs be listed, even if it is not in nursing? we worked hard for them and they made us better prepared... just saying.

although, i do think people who earn terminal degrees should use their credentials on professional documents, such as a phd or edd.

i couldn't agree more!! i may be just an lpn but i have a bs degree in psychology. it would be kind of odd to put the "bs, psych" on my name tag. at our hospital most of the rns with whom i work have adns. i actually have not seen any id badges with bsn, adn. the nurse is simply identified as an rn or lpn.

interestingly enough, if you are an rn and have a 4-year degree in another closely-related field, you get another 5% shift differential. however, if you are an lpn with a 4-year degree in a closely related field(like psychology), you are not allowed to receive the 5% differential...something just not right with that picture.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Thanks to all for your various opinions. Closing thread as question answered ----OP decided to list BSN degree on name tag.