"Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

**SKM-NURSIEPOOH, BSN, RN** · Jan 9, 2008

nurses are always insistant that a patient know that the cna/tech isn't a nurse. why would they be bothered that the patient now wants to know what type of nurse they are?
just like nurses feel strongly about a tech's status being announced immediately, perhaps patients are starting to feel like qualifications and levels of education are more important than ability.

touché moi cheri...lol!

i just hate how that question is often asked of me, by of all people, friends & family members...lol!

cheers :cheers:,

moe

notsosupernurse · Jan 9, 2008

I think you go to the threads and then at the top it says new threads or something like that. i have been a member for a little bit now but as you can see by my stats i am pretty new to the posting thread thing

**SKM-NURSIEPOOH, BSN, RN** · Jan 9, 2008

now...the other thing i hate being asked is..."well, o.k., you're an rn...are you an adn/asn, bsn, msn...?"...you get the general point.

i then tell them i was a lpn, bsn before obtaining my rn...lol :devil: !

now with the advent of the dns, i'll probably will still get asked that question with the same scrutiny of the original question...:icon_roll...oh well ~

cheers :cheers:,

moe

notsosupernurse · Jan 9, 2008

i've been asked this question more outside of the hospital or ltc facilities than on the job...and it ****es me off because it's not the question per se, but how it's said.
the question, whenever posed, was always done so with the flavor of..."are you an lpn/lvn (lets pretend nurse) or rn (real nurse)?"...with the inference on "....real nurse" while being scrutinized...:angryfire!
i take great pleasure in answering those folks that i'm nurse with 12 years of experience, but when pressed, i simply state that i'm *both*! that just take them aback & they usually leave me alone then...lol!
but when i'm on the job, i let my id badge state whatever credentials i have at that particular time. sometimes, i work agency as a lpn in the assistant living genre because i just need a break from working the units (icu/pacu) which i do on a regular basis.
cheers :cheers:,
moe

wow this was really hilarious and it made me laugh out loud...literally thanks .. i needed that... and thats pretty cool that you can work under both your licenses... wheni asked one of my coworkers a while back ..she growled at me "no ! when you become an rn your lpn is void" and i said to her well that doesnt seem fair after paying all that money to get both.....and she ended the coversation with "well thats just the way it is" there was an awkward silence after that.........ll...well i cant wait to show her this post :w00t:

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Jan 9, 2008

lol! i think the point missed was the fact that this patient is a pharmacy *tech* & not an pharmd. how would this patient feel if & when the time comes that customers states..."i don't want any pharmacy techs involved in filling-out my pharmacy orders!" would this patient appreciate somebody telling the pharmd to put this stipulation onto their record at the pharmacy? i think not...lol! this patient would be the first to be insulted...lol!
cheers :cheers: ,
moe

gotcha, thanks for the explanation :cheers:

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Jan 9, 2008

when you become an RN your LPN is void and i said to her well that doesnt seem fair after paying all that money to get both.....and she ended the coversation with "well thats just the way it is" there was an awkward silence after that.........ll...well i cant wait to show her this post

May I ask? What would be the purpose of keeping your LPN license once you get your RN license? Makes no sense what-so-ever to me. Please explain what the benefit would be? Why would I want to pay to keep my LPN license in addition to my RN license?

Lovely_RN, MSN · Jan 9, 2008

Most people are degree wh*res, Lol.

They think that the more degrees a person has the better the care will be.

I used to work for an optometrist and on a typical day I would get at least 2 inquiries as to whether my doc was an optometrist or an ophthamologist.

If I was given a penny for every time that I had to explain the optometrist's educational background I would be a rich woman right now.

Some of the patients didn't care that she went to school for 4 years after undergrad they insisted that no one but an ophthamologist could give them a routine eye exam. :icon_roll

Never mind that the cost was at least 5 times more than what an optometrist would charge.

This is not an issue that is exclusive to nursing.

ohmeowzer RN, RN · Jan 9, 2008

now...the other thing i hate being asked is..."well, o.k., you're an rn...are you an adn/asn, bsn, msn...?"...you get the general point.
i then tell them i was a lpn, bsn before obtaining my rn...lol !
now with the advent of the dns, i'll probably will still get asked that question with the same scrutiny of the original question...:icon_roll...oh well ~
cheers :cheers:,
moe

i've never been asked by a pt is if am a bsn or adn . at least the pt's i take care only know lpn or rn.. we don't even specify on our badges where we are bsn or not , just rn .. we do need to write on the dry erase board our title.. we had nurses that just wrote their first name and we told ( in a blunt manner) in a inservce 6 mos ago we must write our title... i guess that makes sense... i thought the title on the badges was enough.. but i do always write rn after my name.. i love all your posts .. you are all awesome..

notsosupernurse · Jan 9, 2008

May I ask? What would be the purpose of keeping your LPN license once you get your RN license? Makes no sense what-so-ever to me. Please explain what the benefit would be? Why would I want to pay to keep my LPN license in addition to my RN license?

sure you may ask what you like.. it is not my true desire to be a nurse and an lpn at the same time. the question stemmed from a conversation of of "what if's" i was having with an associate. and if you look at the post i was repling to in the previous message you would see that ...an RN who works in the unit stated that he worked with his rn in the hospital ...and he worked as an lpn at a rehab as extra because he needed the break. there's your benifit to it.....i think that is cool if thats what he want to do. my opinion.

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Jan 9, 2008

i was repling to in the previous message ...an RN who works in the unit stated that he worked with his rn in the hospital ...and he worked as an lpn at a rehab as extra because he needed the break. there's your benifit to it.....i think that is cool if thats what he want to do. my opinion.

Thanks for the explanation but I still don't see the purpose. A rehab center would hire an him be it as an LPN or RN. If they only wanted an LPN they would work him as an RN for less pay. Seems senseless to me to pay for two licenses but hey if it works for him and he doesn't mind the extra money and paperwork then I say more power to him. I certainly wouldn't bother with it. :icon_roll

Marie-123 · Jan 9, 2008

Thanks for the explanation but I still don't see the purpose. A rehab center would hire an him be it as an LPN or RN. If they only wanted an LPN they would work him as an RN for less pay. Seems senseless to me to pay for two licenses but hey if it works for him and he doesn't mind the extra money and paperwork then I say more power to him. I certainly wouldn't bother with it. :icon_roll[/quot
I knew an LPN who worked in a Nursing Home as a CNA as this home only had CNA positions and she needed a job. Another CNA at this nursing home graduted a few years a go with a teaching BA degree and works as a sub teacher in our town and suppliments her income as a CNA working in a nursing home. I have also seen in my Nursing home where a I work as an RN on a dementia unit a Minister working in our activity dept doing 1 on 1, small group activities with our residents. I always feel greatful for people who are educated on one level and one field to step into a different level of job title and share their expertise skills whatever they may be. Remember economy is tuff (gas prices) and facililties have todo to stay within their payroll budget. The rehab unit has an LPN position the RN guy is filling. Hats off to him:cheers:

**SKM-NURSIEPOOH, BSN, RN** · Jan 9, 2008

thanks for the explanation but i still don't see the purpose. a rehab center would hire an him be it as an lpn or rn. if they only wanted an lpn they would work him as an rn for less pay. seems senseless to me to pay for two licenses but hey if it works for him and he doesn't mind the extra money and paperwork then i say more power to him. i certainly wouldn't bother with it. :icon_roll

well, for me, i worked wayyyyyyyyyy to hard to let my lpn licenses go (hold them in two states as i do my rn licenses). i'm proud of my accomplishments and feel it would be a *waste* for me to let them (lpn licensures) go. i mean, it's not like i went from lpn/rn to do/md...& even if i did, i may still maintain the other licensure just because (if allowed).

that being said, i work under both licenses for a few reasons...mainly because i don't wish to go into another tax bracket by doing ot strictly as an rn. the other reason is that i still enjoy working ltc/assistant living/ambulatory from time-to-time & most facilities requiring agency nurses do not & will not pay rns agency salary for something that lpns are cable to handle.

lastly, i would like to add that i'm a she & not a he...lol! moe is an nickname given to me due to my maiden sir name.

cheers :cheers:,

moe