omega17632

once again, i am not questioning or degrading an LPN/LVN. Let's look at it like this... If you are driving down the road, and stumble across a serious car accident and you are let's say, an LPN, obviously you are bound to offer assistance. Now if the EMT's show up after you, and you present yourself as a "nurse",and that car accident goes to court, are you legally able to do that? Like I've stated before, I understand the clinical differences between an RN and an LPN and as you all are aware of if their scope of practice is not as broad as an RN's. I understand that both of them are respected professions, and that you have good and bad of both in those professions. My question is on a legal level, not a "I went to school to damnit, I am a nurse too!" As I also stated, the specifics of my debate are irrelevant. thank you, Omega

ok, now lets take the everyday practical use out of it...what about legally? I understand the titel LPN/LVN, but can they LEGALLY call themselves that?

Hello all, I had a debate with my brother, who is a 4th year med. student about the title nurse. My wife, who has her BSN and is Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia, obviously has earned the title "nurse". I'm not going to get into the details of the debate, but my question is. Can LPN's or CNA's call themselves "NURSES"? I am under the assumption that they cannot. Please correct me if I am wrong. I understand the clinical differences between an LPN and an RN, and in no way am I discrediting an LPN, that is not my debate! Thank you! Omega!