it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are.

it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are as long as you take care of the patient. patient care is the most important thing in healthcare, it is a priority. Also, A CNA is the most glorious thing the state has gave us nurses, they are nurses too. please be kind. If you take care of someone they don't care what you are as long as you take care of them, titles don't matter. I became an LPN in mcminnville, tn when i was 19 y/o. all i wanted to do was take care of people, i quickly learned you aren't nothing unless you are a real nurse(rn). that is not true. just take care of the patient titles doesn't matter.

SINCERLY YOURS,

JOSHUA D. PATRICK,RN,PH-D,LPN,MDSC-PPS,APRN,MED,CCRN,CFRN,BSN,ADN,CRNA,EMT-P,CNA

[The Veridican]

it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are as long as you take care of the patient. patient care is the most important thing in healthcare, it is a priority. Also, A CNA is the most glorious thing the state has gave us nurses, they are nurses too. please be kind. If you take care of someone they don't care what you are as long as you take care of them, titles don't matter. I became an LPN in mcminnville, tn when i was 19 y/o. all i wanted to do was take care of people, i quickly learned you aren't nothing unless you are a real nurse(rn). that is not true. just take care of the patient titles doesn't matter.

SINCERLY YOURS,

JOSHUA D. PATRICK,RN,PH-D,LPN,MDSC-PPS,APRN,MED,CCRN,CFRN,BSN,ADN,CRNA,EMT-P,CNA

When the word "nursing" is used as a verb, you are correct. And as far as advancing the Kingdom of God, I think the CNA has the greatest opportunity of all the types of people who provide care. However, a nurse is functioning at complete capacity when they are an RN. One could argue NP (but I think NPs have actually crossed over from the profession of care to the profession of medicine, much as the CNS has crossed over from care to education.)

The Veridican

[zenman]

it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are as long as you take care of the patient.

It very much matters what kind of nurse you are...some are good and some are not. And are you talking "quality patient care" or just "patient care?"

[Karen_tn_37211]

Don't mean to be offensive here, but since when is a CNA a nurse? CNA means certified nursing assistant. RN and LPN means nurse. True, CNA's are important and necessary for me to function......but I don't consider them to be a nurse.

[CA CoCoRN, RN]

Don't mean to be offensive here, but since when is a CNA a nurse? CNA means certified nursing assistant. RN and LPN means nurse. True, CNA's are important and necessary for me to function......but I don't consider them to be a nurse.

And I HATE to beat that dead horse...but a Certified Nursing Assistant is not a nurse. He/She is an assistant in the same manner that a Physician Assistant is NOT a physician simply because physician is in his/her title. Both types of assistants are valuable...but they are assistant who do A LOT, but by state laws can not hold themselves out to be what they are not.

That is all.

[NurseFirst]

it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are as long as you take care of the patient. patient care is the most important thing in healthcare, it is a priority. Also, A CNA is the most glorious thing the state has gave us nurses, they are nurses too. please be kind. If you take care of someone they don't care what you are as long as you take care of them, titles don't matter. I became an LPN in mcminnville, tn when i was 19 y/o. all i wanted to do was take care of people, i quickly learned you aren't nothing unless you are a real nurse(rn). that is not true. just take care of the patient titles doesn't matter.

SINCERLY YOURS,

JOSHUA D. PATRICK,RN,PH-D,LPN,MDSC-PPS,APRN,MED,CCRN,CFRN,BSN,ADN,CRNA,EMT-P,CNA

Zowie, when do you have time to work after you complete all the CEUs for your different titles???

I'm an EMT in RN school and about to be a CPR instructor, and could qualify to take the CNA exam. Along with that, I've been taking phlebotomy classes.

Even if I did those few things (oh gee, and ACLS, too) along with getting RN speciality certifications, it seems a bit daunting with keeping everything up and taking and keeping up ceus for licensing and certs.

What is your Ph.D in?

How old are you?

What state do you work in, anyway, and as what?

NurseFirst

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Wow Joshua, what a well-rounded person you are. Do you still have direct patient care even though you are a PhD?

I think you're right. In the end it's the patient that matters the most.

We all have a role to play in the patient's care. From CNA to PhD. If we all strove for excellence, what a wonderful world it would be. (But I'm afriad titles do matter, but we need them all.)

[Chad_KY_SRNA]

I may not be a nurse, YET! but I did go through four years of vocational school classes to become a CNA. The only way you can get it through the vocational school is to take Introduction to Health Sciences, Anatomy & Physiology, the actual CNA class, First Aid & CPR, Medical Terminology and Math, and Work Place Principles. All CNA's are not the same but we are all important. Didn't mean to get offended but..... sorry. :) Have a nice day.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

DOB stated as 1982---all that alphabet soup, makes me skeptic.

Agree with 3rdShiftGuy:

I think you're right. In the end it's the patient that matters the most.

We all have a role to play in the patient's care. From CNA to PhD. If we all strove for excellence, what a wonderful world it would be.

[SmilingBluEyes]

:lol_hitti wow u have done a lot for a person born in 1982.

[The Veridican]

I think the OP is just joking with the alphabet soup. Since one can't really be a CNA and an RN at the same time.

Veridican

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Ah, I didn't notice a date of birth. Perhaps it is just alphabet soup and not true credentials. Oh well, I always like to give people the benefit of the doubt, but lately I'm beginning to wonder if that's the best policy. LOL