Nurses General Nursing
Published Mar 21, 2018
See who got busted for calling herself a nurse.
NC nursing board scolds Republican Beverly Boswell for claiming to be a nurse. | News & Observer
Davey Do
10,493 Posts
Not cool- not cool at all!
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rn1965, ADN
514 Posts
What's the difference? Are you a nurse? I would think you'd know...Also, if the person involved were of the opposite political party I bet you'd be accusing them of lying and promoting "fake news"...
Also, if the person involved were of the opposite political party I bet you'd be accusing them of lying and promoting "fake news"...
Pretty sure Horseshoe was using sarcasm.
Horseshoe,
I got it! I loved the sarcasm. Probably because it sounds just like me!
kcochrane
1,465 Posts
As a lawmaker, her income is way higher than most nurses will ever see. Why pretend to be one?
Probably had nothing to do with the money aspect. Knowing nurses have high regard in the community and her story about her struggle to become one. Gotta have a great story to run and win.
Wuzzie
5,124 Posts
Yep, plus I'm betting it was one of the reasons she was placed on so many health-care related committees. I don't for a minute believe she didn't know what was on her media.
Horseshoe, BSN, RN
5,879 Posts
I agree. She intentionally misled the public. Nurses are held in high esteem and the average person would likely be more impressed by seeing "RN" than phlebotomist. Let's be real. She knew exactly what she was doing. And when busted, she gave the same lame excuse all people who fudge their credentials do: deflect blame.
audreysmagic, RN
458 Posts
Do these idiots not know it is public information? Hell I do it with my patients that say they are a nurse.
Oh, I am absolutely petty enough to look at license verifications for PITA family members who say they're nurses. A few of them actually have been, but mostly it's the "I work in healthcare so I'm a nurse."
We had a phlebotomist at a facility I worked at who totally said she was a nurse on her Facebook. When called on it (HR wasn't amused), she claimed she meant she worked in the "nursing department" (true) but picked the wrong option. People who are caught in their lies will always scramble for excuses.
Been there,done that, ASN, RN
7,219 Posts
She lied about being a nurse, because we are the most respected profession. It was using our profession, for political gain.
And didn't it make her look like something special rising from writing bad checks to being a survivor AND a nurse? I have no words.
djh123
1,101 Posts
Awesome for the board.
RockinNurse2018
102 Posts
I'm not sure that we are the "most respected profession." However, I can understand that she was most likely hoping for some gain in her career by claiming to be a nurse.