LPN orienting an RN?

[texascowgirl]

is there some kind of stipulation in the Nurse Practice Act or anywhere that an LPN should not orient an RN?

reason why i ask is that at one job, i was, as an RN, oriented by an LPN..

i have no problems with LPN's but this one was incompetent as they come, and i have some issues with this former employer and am writing a letter to the CEO about the whole facility and management and need an answer to this question. thanks

[softstorms]

I was really interested in hearing how R.N.'s felt about being oriented by L.P.N.'s I have been an L.P.N. for almost 20 years in many different settings. What is most interesting to me is the fact that most nurses, both R.N. and L.P.N. do not care who orients them, as long as it is someone who knows the facility and it's policies. Most nurses already know their scope of practice and will be given other orientation that is appropriate to thier position.