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while talking to my wife last night,i discovered, that she does not see me as really being in NURSING SCHOOL . Her take is that i am kind of in nursing school but i will not be a real nurse intill i become an rn.

I tried telling her i will be a nurse and in mi there is a very thin line between what a lpn and a rn can do. she was not having it.

what do you guys say when people say your not a nurse

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How long have you been in your nursing program? Im sorry but your wife is very disrespectful toward you. I have not seen many RNs with such a negative view of LPNs. I do get a lot of "go back for your RN" but that being said I have yet to run across this LPN is not a Nurse belief. How is your relationship other than that? Is she threatened by the fact you are in nursing school? Has she been supportive the whole time you were applying for Nursing school? I think there must be something else going on in her head because she clearly wants to belittle or put you down on a personal and proffessional level.

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Specializes in tbi.
How long have you been in your nursing program? Im sorry but your wife is very disrespectful toward you. I have not seen many RNs with such a negative view of LPNs. I do get a lot of "go back for your RN" but that being said I have yet to run across this LPN is not a Nurse belief. How is your relationship other than that? Is she threatened by the fact you are in nursing school? Has she been supportive the whole time you were applying for Nursing school? I think there must be something else going on in her head because she clearly wants to belittle or put you down on a personal and proffessional level.

omg she is very supportive, truely I could not tell if she was kidding or not. I think she was but i just could not tell. I start school monday.

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I've never been outright told "you're not a nurse", but I often feel that I'm not a "real nurse" and it bugs me like no other. One time a tech told me, "the only difference between you and me is that you can pass meds". It reallly got under my skin over the next several months and I doubt I'll ever forget it.

LPNs are not allowed to be part of the American Nurse's Association

LPNs are not considered to be "professional" nurses but rather "technical" nurses per labor classifications

LPNs are limited in the various types of certifications alloted to RNs

LPNs are not compensated like RNs

LPNs generally do not require a degree.

LPNs scope of practice varies more widely and drastically from state to state than that of an RN.

The outrage I feel over all of this upsets me and motivates me enough to actually pursue an MSN or possible a DNP just to assist in the effort to validate the LPN role and call for a nation wide standardization, or at least a narrowing of the gaps between state to states practice, reintroduction of LPNs to the acute care setting, and prove to everyone that LPNs are real nurses and provide a valuable asset to the health care setting.

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This really gets on my nerves. The other day a girl I work with said that LPN meant "licensed butt wiper" I was furious. I just kind of laughed it off.

I busted my butt getting my LPN. Some people think we are not real nurses, and unfortunately that may never change. I can start IV's, catheters, and give injections. Sounds like a real nurse to me. I am proud to be an LPN and I know that I make a difference in what I do. Who cares what other people say or think. They are probably just jealous;)

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Give her a couple of weeks. She'll very quickly see just how "real" LPN training is.

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I've never been outright told "you're not a nurse", but I often feel that I'm not a "real nurse" and it bugs me like no other. One time a tech told me, "the only difference between you and me is that you can pass meds". It reallly got under my skin over the next several months and I doubt I'll ever forget it.

LPNs are not allowed to be part of the American Nurse's Association

LPNs are not considered to be "professional" nurses but rather "technical" nurses per labor classifications

LPNs are limited in the various types of certifications alloted to RNs

LPNs are not compensated like RNs

LPNs generally do not require a degree.

LPNs scope of practice varies more widely and drastically from state to state than that of an RN.

The outrage I feel over all of this upsets me and motivates me enough to actually pursue an MSN or possible a DNP just to assist in the effort to validate the LPN role and call for a nation wide standardization, or at least a narrowing of the gaps between state to states practice, reintroduction of LPNs to the acute care setting, and prove to everyone that LPNs are real nurses and provide a valuable asset to the health care setting.

I worked with a CNA who had his MBA, everyone would ask him why he was a CNA and not using his degree. He was retired from being an executive in the airline industry and thought that being a CNA was fun, it made me laugh.

You theoretically could get your MSN or DNP and still hold the licensure of LPN but you would in all reality not be a LPN. The major difference between a LPN and a RN is the liberal college education in nursing, once you gain that education you are all but in licensure a registered nurse.

I do not understand why you feel a sense of inadequacy compared to RNs, LPN is a distinct occupation with it's own characteristics and it's own place within health care.

ANA is an association founded by RNs for RNs, why not start a LPN orientated association?

As to LPNs not being considered a profession, that has to do with the technical characteristics of a profession as defined by social scholars. Registered nursing is by no means firmly considered a profession, this is something that has been struggled with for some time. Registered nursing is considered a semi-profession or developing-profession, distinct from medical doctors and lawyers which are well founded as professions..

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