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.

[RelloydRN]

General consensus regarding listing nursing credentils aftername:

A. List first: highest academic degree earned (once earned, rarely ever taken away unless academic fraud/incomplete credits)

B. Next list nursing license designation and any state required credentials (Need to maintain licensure, can be take away)

C.Then list national certifications (must maintain cert requiremnts, often held for limited period of time)

D List last: accademic awards or honors.

http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Certification.aspx

http://nsweb.nursingspectrum.com/Articles/CredentialsCF2003.htm

lol i've always written Name, RN, BSN and never knew the correct way should be Name, BSN, RN

Thank you for this info! Û

[back2bRN]

It can be, but depends on the persons' attitude.Anyone with any educational designation can be snobbish, that is their stuff. If you earned the degree it is appropriate to put it on your badge.

[ZooMommyRN, ADN, RN]

a harris poll asked about the public's perceptions of nursing as a profession, ... the poll also revealed the public's lack of understanding of the full scope of nursing roles. ...

"the poll also revealed the public's lack of understanding of the full scope of nursing roles. when asked about specific duties of registered nurses, the public recognized that nurses monitor care and provide counseling to patients, but were less aware that many nurses routinely diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication. while 91 percent said nurses monitor the condition of patients and 69 percent said nurses provide counseling to patients, only 34 percent thought nurses diagnose health conditions, and just 23 percent said nurses decide on treatments for patients. "this data indicates the need to develop image and media campaigns that show advanced roles of nursing and to market those roles," buerhaus said."

[color=#088100]www.nurseweek.com/features/99-7/hpoll.html

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the same article also stated that acnl was working on making bsn entry level in ca, i think that thought has gone to the wayside as wel

[CuriousMe]

a harris poll asked about the public's perceptions of nursing as a profession, ... the poll also revealed the public's lack of understanding of the full scope of nursing roles. ...

"the poll also revealed the public's lack of understanding of the full scope of nursing roles. when asked about specific duties of registered nurses, the public recognized that nurses monitor care and provide counseling to patients, but were less aware that many nurses routinely diagnose, treat, and prescribe medication. while 91 percent said nurses monitor the condition of patients and 69 percent said nurses provide counseling to patients, only 34 percent thought nurses diagnose health conditions, and just 23 percent said nurses decide on treatments for patients. "this data indicates the need to develop image and media campaigns that show advanced roles of nursing and to market those roles," buerhaus said."

[color=#088100]www.nurseweek.com/features/99-7/hpoll.html

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the same article also stated that acnl was working on making bsn entry level in ca, i think that thought has gone to the wayside as wel

quoted from the article you provided:

well-prepared?

when asked about the number of years of schooling they thought nurses should have after high school, 76 percent of the respondents said four years or more were necessary. three out of 10 said nurses should have five to 10 years of education beyond high school. respondents on both ends of the education spectrum--those with only a high school education as well as those who have done postgraduate work--said nurses need more than four years of college to do their jobs.

it doesn't seem they were told what the three levels of education were to become an rn....just asked how much school they thought someone would need, "given what they knew about nursing and what nurses do."

doesn't look misleading to me.

[ZooMommyRN, ADN, RN]

There is also the section stating that they did not have a clear understanding of nurses scope, if they can't understand the scope how can they understand the degrees and education?

[CuriousMe]

There is also the section stating that they did not have a clear understanding of nurses scope, if they can't understand the scope how can they understand the degrees and education?

No one said they did. They were answering the question "given what they knew about nursing and what nurses do."

The point is, that they weren't coached or mislead to believe that ADN's weren't as prepared as BSN's....they likely didn't know that there were ADN's and BSN's.

All the poll said is that folks stated that they though nurses need more than 4 years of education "given what they knew about nursing and what nurses do."

[laynaER]

The people who keep saying putting BSN there is snobbish still haven't proven their point.

Just because someone puts BSN after their name doesn't mean they think they're better than everyone else.

I'm not getting the correlation.

[sailornurse]

I have a BSN and don't use it. My own preference because I don't think it made me a better nurse. Besides, other professions don't have bachelors degrees on their ID, it's just assumed they are educated and know what they are doing.

I disagree, at many hospitals we see: MD/DO, RD, RRT, MPT, MSW, MSN, PharmD etc, etc

[ZooMommyRN, ADN, RN]

apparently we are going to agree to disagree on this debate. The beauty of polls and articles is that they can be understood and interpreted in more than one way. Unfortunately my search for more supporting articles requires membership to archive sites that are not financially an option for me right now.

[NorthBay]

There is also the section stating that they did not have a clear understanding of nurses scope, if they can't understand the scope how can they understand the degrees and education?

Hypothetically, let's say the surveyor explained the misconceptions about the scope of practice before asking how many years the person thinks a nurse should study post-high school. Initially, the person responding to the survey thinks nurses assess and counsel. They answer 4+ years. Then, the surveyor tells them a nurse can also diagnose and prescribe. Don't you think the number of years the respondent says would increase, not decrease? If someone thinks that all nurses do is assess and counsel, then are told a nurse can also diagnose and prescribe, wouldn't it make sense that their "required number of years" would follow suit and increase as well?

[akadimkz, ADN, RN]

I think you should have BNS on your badge. Why not? you worked hard for it... besides i think that the LPN that said it was snobbish.. is just jelaous...

Be proud and wear that Badge.

What's a BNS lol!!

[ZooMommyRN, ADN, RN]

Hypothetically, let's say the surveyor explained the misconceptions about the scope of practice before asking how many years the person thinks a nurse should study post-high school. Initially, the person responding to the survey thinks nurses assess and counsel. They answer 4+ years. Then, the surveyor tells them a nurse can also diagnose and prescribe. Don't you think the number of years the respondent says would increase, not decrease? If someone thinks that all nurses do is assess and counsel, then are told a nurse can also diagnose and prescribe, wouldn't it make sense that their "required number of years" would follow suit and increase as well?

For advance practice yes, for entry level no, other wise there would be a separate NCLEX for ADN vs. BSN