Putting RN on license plate???

Ruby Vee, BSN · May 28, 2006

hello,
i agree with what you have said and have also been told not to leave "girlie" things around in your car such as hair clips, make-up or so on. hey,why give an opportunistic predator or sociopath any exuse to single you out.

i agree. while not all rns are women, the majority still are, and i'd think an "rn" on the license plate was a big "come get me!" alert to sociopaths.

RunnerRN, BSN, RN · May 28, 2006

This whole thing just freaks me out! I used to work with a girl named Gina, who had her little sports car personalized "Gina RN" She had to stop for gas on the way home one night - in a not so great neighborhood - and was heckled and yelled at by the people hanging around the station. "Hey Gina, Hey! You can be my nurse anytime" etc etc, getting more and more inappropriate. Although she paid and left as soon as possible, several of these people got in their cars and followed her for a few miles. Nothing ended up coming of it, but she changed her plates the next week.

For some reason that story has stuck with me since I was a teen.

As for getting out of tickets, my hubby is a pilot for one of the EMS helicopter companies, and he keeps his hat on the dashboard all the time. He's gotten pulled over a few times, and it usually becomes "Hey, you work for X company? How's it going? You guys flew an accident I responded to last week!" And that's that. I used to work 3-3am, and got pulled over once; I welcomed the "What are you doing driving at this time of night" question. No ticket for that one either. :)

And regarding putting your steth over the mirror--I did that once in nursing school, and left it in the heat. My steth had a kink in it for weeks!

clemmm78, RN · May 28, 2006

I would think that if one was obliged to stop (which I don't think is the case), then there could be issues if someone drives your car who is not a nurse. I know that my husband, my oldest son and my sister have all borrowed my car at one time or another.

hospitalstaph · May 28, 2006

i agree. while not all rns are women, the majority still are, and i'd think an "rn" on the license plate was a big "come get me!" alert to sociopaths.

perhaps a socipath with a liking for rn's might target you, but i drive a minivan (which are most often driven by women) so i guess i make a nice target too. i don't see myself putting rn on my plates but i do have my last name on them now. in high school i had my first name on my plates and never had any problems. maybe i just have not met the right sociopath yet:)

have a great day,

t

HeartsOpenWide, RN · May 28, 2006

I doubt it. Unless you have a "medical" license plate, which I am not sure if RNs can even get them, I know MD's can, but not man that do. I know an FNP that has "FNP CARE" on his plate. But I am sure he would stop to help every time.

Trauma Columnist · May 28, 2006

I have fire-fighter memorial plates on my car (I'm a volunteer FF/pre-hospital RN). Too cheap to have personalized plates.

texas_lvn · May 28, 2006

A successful malpractice lawsuit has to have 4 key elements:
1. You have to have a duty/relationship with the pt.
2. That duty must involve a standard of care.
3. You fail to live up to that standard of care.
4. Harm results as a direct relationship of that failure.
Having "RN" on your license plate does not create a duty to everybody on the road.
So, no, you would not be required to stop and render aid.
~faith,
Timothy.

I have got to say I am glad you are a Texan! You are so knowledgable with a lot of things! :coollook: I can see why you put "Cool Hand" under your name! (After all these years I finally watched it about a month ago, and have enjoyed telling others about it! Awesome movie!)

chrispicritah · May 30, 2006

Can anyone tell me if you are legally or ethically bound to stop at an accident scene if you put RN on your plates? I stop when I can but I don't stop if it is just me and my 5 year old in the car. I would like to personalize my plates as long as there isn't any legal implication tied into it. Any links would be much appreciated.

as someone else already asked, why would you want to do that? when you go someplace and need some type of service they will charge you more money because they think you have it. and, nurses are easy prey for criminals. people like to get nurses. i would not do this. but if you must, go ahead. just remember that you were warned.

cc

soon to retire after 22 years:saint:

ItalianRN, BSN, RN · Jul 28, 2006

Why would anyone would want to do this? Whats the point?

I guess for the same reason that cops & firefighters do it. They're proud of it.

I think being a woman opens you up to possible attacks anyway, plate or no plate. It's a personal choice.

I'm originally from N.Y. & road the trains with my jewelry on. It was a personal choice. I wasn't going to live in fear & deprive myself from enjoying my life the way I wanted to.

ND76 · Jul 29, 2006

I had one for four years, and finally changed it because my husband was sick of riding around in a car with "GirlsNameRN" on the tag.

I changed it to our last name, so he's pretty happy about it.

There are tons of nurses around here with personalized RN plates...I never felt like I was in any danger, and it got me out of several tickets as well!

Jo Dirt · Jul 29, 2006

I guess some people thinks it makes them a sassy hot shot because they are an RN.

I don't want anyone to know I'm a nurse.

Antikigirl, ASN, RN · Jul 29, 2006

OH heck no would I even get a license plate with RN on it! NO NO NO! One thing is that some people seek out RN's to harm them for bad experiences they have had in the past (or recently), and some people don't care what type of nurse you are (or even know there are differences)! Also, that shows you are a professional and some may think you have money and watch you and where you live for theft. They might even think you carry narcotics with you and cause harm! No no no!

Also, a little story. My hubby and I were at dinner...after weeks of not seeing eachother due to conflicting work schedules (he is paramedic). We had a baby sitter and just wanted a nice quiet dinner. We went to a nice place, dressed nicely and sat down and started talking...

Well next to us where an elderly couple with their grown kids. They heard we were speaking about medical things and listened in (no worries about privacy...we talk about events or procedures...not specific people or anything like that...more like "oh boy my last IV was hard").

Well I guess they guessed that we were a nurse and paramedic and they came over to our table and started asking a ton of questions! I guess recently their parents could't get health insurance and were in trouble and needed some advice. Okay, don't care at this point...not to mention I can't give any! Took FOREVER and a day to get them to leave..and sadly not before knowing both of their bowel schedules (and probelms), and asking for the best incontenence products!!!!!! UHGGGGG!

The management helped us try to rid them from our table nicely, and did give us our meal for free since it was ruined (we had told them we wanted a quiet table and why).

I NEVER again let folks know I am a nurse outside of work...all it does is get you a bunch of questions you have to say "I can't answer that, talk to your doctor" a million times!