I'm assuming someone made a remark that an lpn is not really a nurse. I've heard it all...LPN=little pretend nurse or low paid nurse, etc... You can't let others negativity and ignorance get to you. All we can do is be the best nurse we know we are. There are plenty of rn's who eventually see that we are just as good if not sometimes more skilled in pt care due to many lpn's being cna's first.