LPN's aren't real nurses

[laurennnxo26]

This topic seriously irks me to no end. I myself am an LPN. I went to school for 18 months,went to every clinical, took the NCLEX, passed the NCLEX all for other people to assume LPN's aren't 'real nurses'. I worked my butt off to be able to call myself an LPN. I just don't seem it's fair to put down LPN's because of their title.

my best friend and I were having a conversation today about my new job and how it's a great opportunity for when I move on to get my RN. He said something among the lines of "it's a great experience for when you become a nurse!" I said "I'm a nurse now..." "oh when you get your RN I mean"

I suppose maybe I'm being sensitive of the topic or people just truly don't know what LPN stands for?

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

If LPNs and RNs were the same there wouldn't be the different credentials. I sincerely hope no LPNs are going around telling people such nonsense, it would reflect badly on the rest of us.

[BrandonLPN, LPN]

You are right we are labeled as LPN not nurses. It discriminatory. We need to take a stand.

I will agree that it irks me when people say "nurses and LPNs". Especially people who know better. I had a DON who would write things like "nurses, CNAs and LPNs" in memos to staff. Pure passive-agressiveness.