RN's attitute toward the LPN

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Hi just a brief post here. Does anyone else get attitude from RN's? It makes me angry. When I work on certian floors of the hospital RN's refuse to do or assist the LPN with basic nursing care things such as changing briefs. It angers me to no end when an RN is chatting with another nurse at the nurses station, when you request assistence with a heavy patient and they just say I'll be there in 20 minutes....So I guess your conversation is more imporatant then cleaning up a patient who is covered in urine or stool....Sounds like you are a great nurse..

Grrr does this happen to other people?

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I've had this attitude from RN's, LPN's, and CNA's. I've also worked with wonderful RN's, LPN's, and CNA's. It all depends on the individual.

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

This is just a friendly and early reminder that we should all try our best to discuss this issue without having it turn into an RN versus LPN/LVN debate. Cheers! ;)

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
I've had this attitude from RN's, LPN's, and CNA's. I've also worked with wonderful RN's, LPN's, and CNA's. It all depends on the individual.

Ditto! I personally have never refused to help anyone whether it be an LPN, CNA, PTA, etc.....:up:

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I've had this attitude from RN's, LPN's, and CNA's. I've also worked with wonderful RN's, LPN's, and CNA's. It all depends on the individual.

I would agree with you there are wonderful caring proferssionals in all those disiplines. I guess so far in my career though I have only really seen this attitue in RN's. I think they are very kind and caring nurses out there, but sadly in this particular area where I have worked it is not just one or two, I have worked nights when all of the nurses seem to have that attitute. I am a new grad and I still see nursing as a caring profession but when I work with other nurses who don't seem to really care about patient's it's really disheartening...It's only a certain area of the hospital I have seen this (I am a float so I work in many areas)..

These days I try to avoid working in that part of the hospital because I don't want any part of the uncaring attitude there..

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Specializes in ER, Pulmonary.

I work in the ER at my hospital. The RN's are fighting to get another full time LPN. It's only me right now and I get the utmost respect from all my co workers, including all the doctors. I know the RN's ultimately have the responsibility of me, and they are more than willing to explain anything to me. If I am not sure of a med, I ask, they tell me why and how it works and why it works. Same with the doctors. The doctors even ask me my diagnosis when I triage, and I am beginning to get pretty good with that! It really all depends on the individual. I am a very lucky individual and hope you can find the same atmosphere. The RN's are a wealth of knowledge studying more in depth of what we skim over. I wanted my charting to be complete and my RN sat down with me and help me make a list of how to chart in order to cover everything. She said I did well, but I didn't want well I wanted excellent. She smiled and dove right in. It doesn't matter what your initials are, just do the best at what your scope of practice is!! We are all nurses that want to help people.

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I can't really contribute to the OP considerign that I don't work yet, but I'm gonna say that there is always going to be good and bad CNA's LPN/LVN's, and even RN's. This is the way it's always going to be and there is nothing we can do about it (well you can report them, but that's only as a last resort). My advice would to be try and talk to the nurse who is "chatting" away at the nurse's station.Tell him/her that you need their assistance and not 20 mins later, but now. Offer to help them do another task they need assisstance in and maybe s/he'll be more apt to help you. I hope this helps. :cheers::nurse::caduceus:

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

Hey! Let's really get a discussion going. I worked with a lot of LPNs because nurses aides weren't utilitized. Know what I experienced? LPNs who had a lot of attitude towards RNs! Some openly mouthed off that they were better than us RNs. They refused to help the RNs and would sit back or disappear when help was needed. They congregated in groups and talked about how bad the RNs they worked with were and never did anything for them. Some were absolutely miserable to work with. Your turn.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
They refused to help the RNs and would sit back or disappear when help was needed. They congregated in groups and talked about how bad the RNs they worked with were and never did anything for them.

They should have been let go. I have only worked with professional LPN's whom I would trust with any of my family members.

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I agree that it is a question of the individual, not the initials. I've had my DON help me toilet people, CNAs who would flat-out sass me when I asked for help, and some who would disregard their own comfort to help a patient or resident.

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Specializes in Mother-Baby, Rehab, Hospice, Memory Care.

No I can't say I've ever experienced that kind of attitude from RNs. Sorry you have had some bad experiences, but I don't think it has to do with one's license that determines what kind of nurse he/she is.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
I agree that it is a question of the individual, not the initials. I've had my DON help me toilet people, CNAs who would flat-out sass me when I asked for help, and some who would disregard their own comfort to help a patient or resident.

:yelclap: :yeahthat:

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