BrewerLPN

I agree.. :)

Thanks! I feel like I am being attacked for asking the question... I have read so many posts on how people are outraged that a coworker is calling themselves a nurse, but when I posted this some people seem to think it's ok or they say who cares... I still stand firm that I do not like it and her education is irrelevant because she IS NOT A NURSE :) I wish I hadn't started this thread now...

Yes she has more education than I do, but she is educated in sonography. Taking a jab at my education was not called for! I asked opinions and yours seems to be an angry one... Granted I asked and you are free to comment. I'm sure the fact that I am an LPN and not an RN factors into your opinion on this subject. In the state of MS anyone can be trained to do ultrasounds.. I suppose a doctor could train anyone he/she wants to function as a nurse, but calling yourself a nurse or anything else for that matter when you arent is fraudulent. I'm not going to report her or anything of that nature I just wanted opinions from nurses on how they would react or if it would even bother them. If a nurse is of lowering standing than her credentials then it seems to me she would tell patients she is a sonographer, ultrasound tech, or a registered vascular technologist. She has plenty of time to answer any questions or concerns the patient may have about her role. It does appear we won't agree on this and that's fine. Thanks again for sharing your opinion.

I did not mean to cause an uproar I just want the opinion of other nurses... Thank you all for your input!

She does everything I do plus ultrasound. In the vascular field, in MS anyway, the ultrasound tech is the one that assists in endovenous laser ablations and ultrasound guided Sclero because the procedure involves ultrasound guidance. Even when ultrasound isn't used she assists. She even sees patients for their follow up appt after having Sclero without the doctor. She punctures areas with a large gauge needle and drains old blood without the doctor present. My main concern is patient safety. If within an office setting anyone including the receptionist can do whatever the doctor allows them to what's the point in being a nurse? I'm not sure if I have a legal obligation or if I did my part by voicing my concerns to the doctor I work for....

Exactly!!!

To clarify... She was telling patients... Hi I'm ---- I'm the ultrasound tech. Now she is saying hi I'm --- dr. --- nurse.

I agree! That is how I feel.. I don't have multiple credentials, but I am a nurse and I'm proud of it! For her to just throw it around is disrespectful. In all honesty she is more educated than I am, but she isn't a nurse!

Lol :)

You do make a valid point. Thank you for giving me your point of view. :)

As long as the MS BON doesn't hold me accountable for not reporting it I don't care what she claims to be as long as its not a nurse ... I read multiple threads before posting this one and people were outraged that MAs were calling themselves nurses.

RDMS, RVT, RDCS, BA(healthcare management)

She is not a RN or LPN.

She has multiple credentials and should know better than to call herself a nurse. I spoke with one of the doctors today and he said he would mention it to our other doctor. I have avoided talking to her directly because of her attitude and also because I have tried to give her the benefit of the doubt thinking maybe she wouldn't continue doing it. No such luck tho..

We are a vascular practice. We do in office procedures like ultrasound guided sclero, sclero, endovenous laser ablations, phlebectomy... She does everything a nurse would do plus her duties as a sonographer.