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Long time no see! I haven't visited here in ages (lots of things going on personally), but when I saw this the other day, I knew I had to share....you folks here will understand it in a way no one else in my life will!
It was Thursday afternoon, I was watching Judge Joe Brown in the background as I got ready to go to work. Some lady was suing some dude for money for something (that's what happens when I half-watch something, LOL). Anyway, Judge Joe is asking the plaintiff lady what she does for a living..."you're a bus driver, right?" Lady: "Yes, and I have two jobs, I'm also a NURSE."
Joe: "Are you an RN or an LPN...?"
Lady: "I'm a medical assistant....REGISTERED."
Joe: "So, you're a bus driver and a nurse....(continues to discuss case, talks about how hard it is for her to support herself even without kids, blah blah blah).
You guys know where I am going with this. It's been discussed countless times here, I know. This was just a different forum for me to hear it in, and it made me MORE mad because all I could do was watch....and think, "THIS is how the misconceptions happen, dang it!" Anyone watching who doesn't know any better assumes that yes, this lady is a nurse.
I'm not saying her job isn't important, or that she doesn't have a role in healthcare. Of course she does. But that role is NOT of a nurse.
I know there are posters here that don't get/don't care about other people using the title "nurse," and that's fine. To each their own, no big deal. I'm just one of those people that it DOES bother, and hearing that exchange fired me up a little. The way she had to tack that word on the end...."REGISTERED"....like THAT is what makes the difference here. I realize that some MA's are registered and some are not, yes....it just has nothing to do with being a nurse either way.
End rant. :)
That's why I wrote "dr/practitioner", and an ANP does treat a pt just as a dr/physician would.And, come on, best you could come up with was "douchy"?
And why would the title be a liablity? Defined as "the state of being responsible for something", the nurse practitioner is responsible, legally for the treatment of their pt's, and carry insurance for this very reason, whether they use the title Dr or not.
The first time you or your practice gets sued, you will find out why. I hope it doesn't happen.
You are equating the term "doctor" with medical doctor. The term doctor is an educational title, regardless of profession. This is akin to a LPN identifying themselves as a nurse. Do we retain the term nurse solely for the use of registered nurses? Of course not. One should never solely identify themselves by their educational title within the clinical setting but by their specialty. This debacle has already been resolved by the current trend in healthcare of the specialists to identify themselves by their specialty. I know at my hospital at least, this is mandated. In fact all of the name badges identify the individual not only by their educational achievement and licensure but also by their specialty."Hello, I am doctor Smith, your Cardiologist."
"Hello, I am doctor Jones, your nurse practitioner."
To say that a nurse with the educational achievement of DNP is not somehow worthy of identifying themselves utilizing their proper educational title is grossly ignorant, demeaning, and rather unprofessional. We are supposed to uplift our profession, not attempt to maintain the stereotype of "doctor's assistant." We are a profession, we develop and maintain professional standards, we hold advanced clinical certifications, and by god we are educated and hold prestigious educational titles.
It all depends on the setting. In a hospital setting where one is treating patients I certainly wouldn't be calling myself a doctor if I wasn't a licensed MD. The MD's, if they had time for such silliness, would probably be on discussion boards having a conversation similar to this one.
3) I think you should go for it! "Master Stephanie" sounds flippin' awesome as hell! :cheers:
Have you considered introducing yourself as Noctore Maru? I think it's a viable option.
As I said, I understand the reasoning behind identifying yourself using your educational distinction along with your professional distinction, I just don't think I'd risk patient confusion in that aspect. Everyone loves to sue a doctor! But to each their own!
My title in the hospital I work I for now is, Nurse Intern, does anyone think that this is misleading? I just thinks it's funny that we call students in Medical school, Medical Students, not Student Doctors or Doctor interns.
I do, it kind of bothered me to be called a nurse extern, or even "student nurse."
My title in the hospital I work I for now is, Nurse Intern, does anyone think that this is misleading? I just thinks it's funny that we call students in Medical school, Medical Students, not Student Doctors or Doctor interns.
Why would nurse extern be misleading? Intern/extern are usually used for a student. Doctors go to medical school so they are called medical students. Nurses go to nursing school and are student nurses. Same thing...
It all depends on the setting. In a hospital setting where one is treating patients I certainly wouldn't be calling myself a doctor if I wasn't a licensed MD. The MD's, if they had time for such silliness, would probably be on discussion boards having a conversation similar to this one.
Are you saying that the physicians are too busy to properly identify themselves? I think you have been drinking the Kool-Aid for too long.
Once again...I'm a "doctor"...
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=866725
And, more on topic...
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I agree with some of the posters who said the term nurses and nursing is too broad. We nurse people back to health, women nurse their children, and infants bedroom's are called nurseries. I think the destinction of the term nurse is gone, just like all tissues are Kleenex to a lot of people. When I graduate I will use my credentials to identify myself so that there is no confusion as to title and education in this area.