upset about title

[nurse4theplanet]

I recently took a job at a local hospital as an intern and spoke with a new grad who told me that her title for her first year (as stated on her name badge) is not RN, but CNR-clinical nurse resident. After a year of experience, it is then changed to RN. I am not sure why this is done, how long they have been doing it, and plan to ask for more info from my manager...but it bothers me. You work so hard to earn the title of RN, I just don't feel that they should have the right to decide to call you by another title. Is that silly?

[BSNtobe2009]

If I was a patient there, that would very much confuse me. I mean, unless someone worked there, how would they know what a clinical nurse resident was or what kind of qualifications they had? That's confusing to the public.

I think that was a bad call by someone in administration.

[jo272wv]

I guess it depends on the hospital.. The day I got my RN number, my nurse manager went to personel and surprised me with not only my new name badge with RN after my name but also a large white plastic card which is placed behind the name badge and a large RN shows under the name badge which is required for all RNs in my hospital. It was a day I will always remember.