NO MORE SUZY K !!!!!!!

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WHO THINKS SUZY K NEEDS TO GET OVER HERSELF?????IT IS NURSES LIKE YOU THAT GIVE US ALL A BAD NAME! WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING INTELLIGENT TO SAY ON THIS INTELLIGENT BOARD MAYBE SOMEONE ELSE BESIDES C.LO WILL LISTEN BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE OUT NUMBERED!!!IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE THE ONE THAT IS INSECURE ABOUT YOUR NURSING ABILITIES AND OBVIOUSLY FEEL THREATENED, AND OBVIOUSLY DONT HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT!!!YOU PUT REALNURSEALSO/LPN AND IRIS IN THE ONLY POSITION THEY COULD CHOOSE AND THAT WAS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES, AND THEREFORE HAVE LEFT ME NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE AND THAT IS 1.THERE ARE LPNS ALL OVER THE STATES,2.I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN LPN NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND A JOB,3.MAYBE IN YOUR LITTLE NECK OF THE WOODS THEY MIGHT NOT RESPECT LPNS AS MUCH AS OTHER PLACES BUT HERE IN OKLAHOMA AND MANY OTHER STATES WE ARE HIGHLY RESPECTED AND TREATED NO DIFFERENTLY THAN THE RNS!4. AS FAR AS I KNOW NURSING JOBS ALSO GO BY EXPERIENCE,QUALIFICATIONS,INTELLIGENCE,COMMON SENCE,ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS,ECT..NOT JUST RN VS LPN. 5.ALSO JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE AN RN DOESNT MEAN YOU DO "A LITTLE BIT MORE " AND FOR THE MONEY ISSUE I MAKE PLENTY OF IT !!!I HAVE STARTED JUST AS MANY IVS NEONATES TO ADULTS, RAN JUST AS MANY CODES, PUSHED AS MANY MEDS,AND TAKEN JUST AS MUCH CRAP FROM THE DOCTORS AS ANY RN,I HAVE ALSO SAVED A BUTT OR 2 AND HAVE HAD MINE SAVED A TIME OR 2, ITS CALLED TEAM WORK!!!!THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU IS IM A BETTER PERSON FOR IT AND YOU HAVENT LEARNED ANYTHING..I HAVE WORKED ER FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS 12 HOUR SHIFTS 4 DAYS A WEEK AND WHEN IM NOT THERE I AM AT MY OTHER JOB WORKING L&D,POSTPARTUM,PEDS,MS,POSTOP AND ICU BECAUSE THE LPNS ARE TRAINED IN ALL AREAS JUST LIKE THE RNS, SO LET ME ASSURE YOU THERE ARE PLENTY OF JOBS IN MY "LITTLE PART OF THE WORLD" AS YOU PUT IT WITH PLENTY OF AWESOME RNS AND LPNS TO WORK BESIDE NOT ABOVE OR BELOW..SO IN MY LAST WORDS WHEN YOU GET SOMEMORE EXPERIENCE AND INTELLEGENCE I MIGHT WASTE SOMEMORE OF MY TIME ON YOU UNTIL THEN GET OVER YOURSELF!!!!! SIGNED 1 HARD WORKING TIRED OF LISTENING TO SUSY K ER NURSE!!!!!!!!I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL THE AWESOME RNS AND LPNS OUT THERE THAT ARE ON THE SAME SIDE AND KNOW HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM TO GET THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB DONE AND THAT IS TO GIVE THE BEST PT CARE POSS..THANKYOU

[This message has been edited by theboss (edited March 27, 2001).]

Specializes in Community Health.
Originally posted by theboss:

well ktwlpn i hope you have gotten an answer it depends on the stae, facility, and qualifications of the lpn that dictates what we can do or not and has we have learned it is different in all states..

and to chris-fnp you are right...

i did fly off the handle but that wasnt my 1st intention.. my 1st visit to this board as you can amagine was shocking, madning and i guess nieve of me to think that all nurses were treated equal without predjudice, i have learned this isnt so..i would like to say that lpns are valued for there abilities and respected in the state of oklahoma and i am truely glad that i live here ...i can also vouch for california because i am a transplanted lpn from calif...and they are lpn friendly there also.. i have also seen suzy k counterdict herself in her responses and still think she has nothing to add to the nursing profession until she aquires some more experience!!!it takes some longer to realize that they are no better.. she also said ( like i said i admire lpns ) how can you admire and cutdown lpns at the same time ??? oh well it doesnt matter maybe she will learn something from this debate..THE BOSS

And just who made YOU the boss?! I can't believe you actually said that she has nothing to add to the nursing profession until she gets more experience. You have alot of nerve. I'm glad your not my boss with that kind of attitude! If I were a nursing student right now, you would scare me outta wanting to join the ranks of people like you! We all have something to add to our profession. Suzy merely was seeking some info. I've been a nurse for 9 years and STILL don't fully understand ALL the differences between LPNs/RNs and I don't think it's out of line to post the question. Cut her a break already and drop it. Those of you who have made such a big deal about this really need to chill out. If you keep posting on this very tired subject, it'll only keep it going. Let it die a peaceful death for mercy's sake!

Specializes in LDRP; Education.
Originally posted by theboss:

well ktwlpn i hope you have gotten an answer it depends on the stae, facility, and qualifications of the lpn that dictates what we can do or not and has we have learned it is different in all states..

and to chris-fnp you are right...

i did fly off the handle but that wasnt my 1st intention.. my 1st visit to this board as you can amagine was shocking, madning and i guess nieve of me to think that all nurses were treated equal without predjudice, i have learned this isnt so..i would like to say that lpns are valued for there abilities and respected in the state of oklahoma and i am truely glad that i live here ...i can also vouch for california because i am a transplanted lpn from calif...and they are lpn friendly there also.. i have also seen suzy k counterdict herself in her responses and still think she has nothing to add to the nursing profession until she aquires some more experience!!!it takes some longer to realize that they are no better.. she also said ( like i said i admire lpns ) how can you admire and cutdown lpns at the same time ??? oh well it doesnt matter maybe she will learn something from this debate..THE BOSS

I am SO much biting my tongue right now....let me tell you, to those who know me this is pretty damn hard.

You're right, "Boss" I did learn something. This "debate" as you called it is over and what I did gain from it had absolutely NOTHING to do with you. Good luck in your nursing career and I sure hope, for everyone's sake, you find some happiness.

I was asked by a DR once why I didn't just go to med school. I told him that I don't like most of the DR's I know and I wouldn't want to become something I can't stand. I'm an RN by the way.

Suzy, I don't think you were being nasty. Just thought you would like some support. I'm glad you asked a question I've always wanted to, but didn't for fear of the hostility exhibited in this thread. Thanks to all of you who answered her question without berating her.

Specializes in LDRP; Education.

Kday thank you!

You have no idea how "Boss's" comments hurt me - well maybe you do! It's sad how we have to tiptoe around these insults, but somehow we pay a hefty price for questioning certain people on their career path - and that is somehow acceptable!

It's comments like hers above that make me hate the nursing profession, and incidently, is why my husband, with a BSN, choose to never practice nursing at all. He doesn't see this kind of behavior in his line of work at all.

But kday, it's comments like yours that make me realize that 1) I'm not going insane and 2) all nurses don't always practice the old ageism thing....

Thanks. smile.gif

i wont respond to the stupidity that was written yesterday, except i recieved my nickname THE BOSS from a cardiologist i work with and given for my leadership abilities!!! it was by no means self proclammed!!! and if you cant stand the heat keep out of the fire..many have responded to this post and why lpn ? with their answers to the original question (why lpn?)i myself have enjoyed reading and learning about the diffrences in the states..i would like to here more so see you on my new post nursing in your state ?) so join me there teach us the diffrences...

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