AmandaRn912

I just wondered because u had a family member come up ti ne the other day and demand a battery of tests because she was a cardiac nurse... needless to say the test were all negative and the patient suffered. I always keep it to my self. I just feel its more professional. Im here for your help not to step on your toes.

I ask because when I am in the patient situation I usually don't announce my title. I sit back and observe unless intervention is needed. The post came by way of a nurse approaching me the other day as I was providing care announcing loud proud and rudely she was a nurse. It gets on my nerve sometimes not because im uncomfortable with my level of knowledge or skills. I believe that sometimes nurses disclose their profession to other nurses in a patient setting as a way to belittle their care giver.

As to the fact that we all here are nurses, what is everyone's thoughts on telling others your a nurse when your the patient or a family member??