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Name title

Hello everyone!

Can you please educate me about name title? 

I am graduating Master of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management. I have BSN and RN licensed. 

Currently, I am writing my name as follows:

John Doe, BSN, RN

After my graduation in MSHIIM, I am planning to change my end name title to:

John Doe, MS, BSN, RN (shall I leave BSN since my masters is not in nursing?)

Am I doing it right?

Your help is much appreciated.

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Ooops! I just realized that I placed his to Patient Education. My apologies. I thought it is Nursing Education.

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Yes, you are.

Preferred order of credentials (Don't shoot the messenger and I don't need to hear how "RN" is all anybody needs cuz it's the very bestest because that's not the question being asked, nor is this the place to start a rant on how certifications or advanced degrees don't mean a thing if you don't know where to put the thermometer, etc. There are plenty of those elsewhere, knock yourselves out ? ...) For a detailed eplanation of how and why please see https://www.nurse.com/blog/2020/04/21/whats-the-right-way-to-list-nursing-credentials/

* Highest earned degree: If you have a second earned degree not in nursing you can list it, for example, Jane Smith, MBA, MN, RN or Suzie Q, MEd, BSN, RN. If you have a doctorate and a master's, omit any bachelor's. Example: Mary Roe, JD, MN, RN

* Licensure  (examples, RN, LPN, NP, CRNA, CNM ...)

* State designations or requirements

* National certifications ( examples, CCM, RNFA, OCN, LNCC, SANE-P ....)

* Awards and honors (example, DNSc (hon), FAAN ... )

* Other recognitions        Note: "Technical certifications include certifications around a technical skill set, like ACLS, BLS, PALS and others. We do not note technical certifications after our names, but we would list them in a resume or CV in the skills section." Note also that "LNC" is not a certification.

I have a degree in nursing and CS...been working in the field since early 2000's.

I write my name as,

John Doe

I guess I'm doing it wrong! ?

Most recent (or highest) degree is usually listed first, followed by licenses, followed by certifications. 

You do not have to list every degree - just the highest.

However, I always list my BSN because it is tied to my license. Alternatively, I could drop the BSN and only list the RN but that might give a different impression to those in the medical field. So, I list them together, hyphenated. 

 

John Doe, MS, BSN-RN, CCRN

On 4/23/2021 at 3:29 PM, Hannahbanana said:

: If you have a second earned degree not in nursing you can list it, for example, Jane Smith, MBA, MN, RN or Suzie Q, MEd, BSN, RN. If you have a doctorate and a master's, omit any bachelor's. Example: Mary Roe, JD, MN, RN

I genuinely thought the degree credentials were presented the opposite way - "lowest" to "highest."  I cannot find in the article where it specifies, so now I have some research to do!  Thanks for including the article as a start ?

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11 hours ago, Julius Seizure said:
On 4/23/2021 at 4:29 PM, Hannahbanana said:

If you have a second earned degree not in nursing you can list it, for example, Jane Smith, MBA, MN, RN or Suzie Q, MEd, BSN, RN. If you have a doctorate and a master's, omit any bachelor's. Example: Mary Roe, JD, MN, RN

I genuinely thought the degree credentials were presented the opposite way - "lowest" to "highest."  I cannot find in the article where it specifies, so now I have some research to do!  Thanks for including the article as a start ?

I’m glad this was helpful. 

Mine is MS, BSN, RN-NCSN

MS in health care administration

BSN

RN

National School Nurse Certification

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