Use Bsn After Your Name

*PICURN* · Mar 15, 2005

At our hospital, everyone's name tags are the same....

YOUR NAME

RN

Clinical Nurse

We used to have variations like BSN, Clinical Nurse I, II, or III but apparantly they were sick of making all the name tags when someone got promoted or went back to school so they have done away with it.

So you can't tell a CN I from a CN II from a CN III, or an ADN grad vs. a BSN grad.

LisaG21 · Mar 15, 2005

This is all so intresting so many different thoughts!! I never really thought of it from some of these perspectives!

I do like the Southwest airline! That shows that nursing is getting some degree of respect and its not all MD!!! lol How cute! I am flying in June and I hope I can put RN after my name by then! lol :rotfl: :rotfl:

Thanks guys! Keep the thoughts coming!

Tweety, BSN, RN · Mar 15, 2005

I'll have to look around. I don't seen anyone using credentials after their name here. I'll probably go with the flow and not use BSN after my name if and when I get mine. :)

Dixielee, BSN, RN · Mar 15, 2005

I have a fairly long name, and it is all I can do to add RN to it, without adding 3 other letters! I have Barbara, RN embroidered on my scrub tops, and for me that is sufficient. I have seen nurses with alphabet soup on their name tags and I think it detracts from the fact that they are an RN. I don't need to put every certification and credential I have on my name tag to be proud and aware of my own accomplishments. They are primarily for me anyway, and most people don't have any idea what they mean. So I will simply be Barbara, RN and be proud of it.

jschut, BSN, RN · Mar 15, 2005

When I graduate....I will be....

Julie, RN BSN

:)

Trauma Columnist · Mar 15, 2005

Okay - to take this farther - how many have your full names on your name tag? In my hospital (710 inner city level one trauma center) we just have first names for our protection. (I too have a very long and very unusual last name, there wouldn't be enough room on the nametag-lol)>)

RRN · Mar 15, 2005

Okay - to take this farther - how many have your full names on your name tag? In my hospital (710 inner city level one trauma center) we just have first names for our protection. (I too have a very long and very unusual last name, there wouldn't be enough room on the nametag-lol)>)

I don't do alot of computer charting so I do use RN BSN.. I really used it alot when I was at my old hospital..

When I was there several of us LPN's went back to school for our RN's. I was the only one who went back and got my BSN. I had enough pre-reqs to get BSN quicker, no waiting list either, than an ADN, so I went that way. I was the first one to graduate as an RN BTW...When they were pushing us hard to become RN's..The other LPN's had their education paid for in full. Even books, etc. And they got one day off a week, paid, for a year. I ended up having to grovel for 3 days paid off..

So, yes, I do put BSN after RN. I paid for it, earnt it, and will flaunt it.

Another RN at that same hospital went back and got her BSN. At the same school I went to. I asked her later on what the hospital gave her for her BSN.. They gave her a NICKEL.. I told her "You should tell them to keep their NICKEL they probably need it more than you do".. BTW I didn't get a nickel.

Got the same as all the other former LPN's.. If we don't honor the degree no one else will...Just a thought.

CRNA, DNSc · Mar 15, 2005

Yes, indeedy - I sure put BSN on my nametag (I also have CEN in back of the BSN) and I will proudly add MSN when I graduate in June!

Congratulations! Please be aware that in professional and academic circles it is appropriate to use only one professional credential such as RN, one academic credential (Your highest level earned degree) such as BSN, MSN, PhD, etc and one professional recognition such as FAAN. To use all of ones academic and professional credentials is definately alphabet soup. For example- mine is my name followed by CRNA, DNSc- if I used everything it would be RN, CRNA, ADN, BSN, MS, DNSc. As you can see simple is better!!!! :balloons:

SharonH, RN · Mar 15, 2005

Yes I wear my name RN, BSN. I only sign RN on my charting however. I also wear my jacket with the RN patch on it.

Sarah, RNBScN · Mar 15, 2005

I am proud of my BScN, which I received after becoming a RN. I only sign RN because when I am charting, the RN is my professional licence, not my Bachelor's of Science in nursing degree.

If I was to write or submit a document per say on Triage practices or something, I would sign my full name with the following:

Sarah Smith, RN, BScN.

My girlfriend on the other hand would sign:

Lynn Green, BScN, RN. (Since she obtained her degree first and then wrote for her professional licence as a RN).

Kyriaka · Mar 15, 2005

When I graduate I will put BSN.

But it does remind me of my dad. He has a PHD in Mathamatics and Physics. He was signing in at a convention one time and the questioniarre asked him what his greatest achievement was. My father has many acedemia achievement..but he wrote down: I have 4 kids.

MLR · Mar 15, 2005

I am a 49 yo nursing student! Starting a second career. I have no interest in nursing management, ie, being a charge nurse, I just want to be a worker bee, travel and enjoy the next 15 years or so doing something that I really love and that really matters at the end of the day. With these less-than-lofty goals in mind, is it worth going on for my BSN? I am interested in wound care and have heard that you need additional training and certification. Is that specialty worth pursueing? How much more money is the BSN worth as a "staff nurse"? I live in New Mexico, but hope to do travel nursing in the Northwest and Southeast. Thanks for your input.