Using BSN when you have not earned it

mentalhealthRN · Mar 31, 2011

Not sure as this is a degree not a license. You could check with the American Nurses Association. They might know. You could also google it. But yeah gotta agree its tacky and unethical at the minumum. You could put her/him on the spot and ask where she did her bachelors through like your just curious--in front of a manager or someone up high and see what kind of answer you get.

sportsmom84 · Mar 31, 2011

Our manager knows. This person is working on the degree and has just a few credits to earn. But, to actually use the letters after their name is just wrong.

merlee · Mar 31, 2011

It is just wrong.

Isabelle49 · Mar 31, 2011

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Falsification of credentials. I bet the school where she is studying wouldn't look too highly on this.

meggo · Mar 31, 2011

Its misrepresentation. The correct thing would be to write "BSN expected May 2011" or whenever the person is graduating.

tntrn, ASN, RN · Mar 31, 2011

How is it being used? In what capacity? Unless the BSN is completed she(?) can't have taken the nursing exam.

sportsmom84 · Mar 31, 2011

Yes, I agree that is the proper way to say it in a resume. But, this particular person is signing their name with BSN after it.

sportsmom84 · Mar 31, 2011

This is an ADN returning back to school for their BSN. So they have already passed their NCLEX and have been practicing as a RN for several years. True they only have a few credits left, but it is unfair to those who have completed their studies. What is even more disturbing is that management knows they have not completed their studies, but allow them to do it because they only have a short time left.

MassED, BSN, RN · Mar 31, 2011

How is it being used? In what capacity? Unless the BSN is completed she(?) can't have taken the nursing exam.

most of us w/ BSN were an RN prior to, so no need to take any other testing, beyond school stuff.

MassED, BSN, RN · Mar 31, 2011

This is an ADN returning back to school for their BSN. So they have already passed their NCLEX and have been practicing as a RN for several years. True they only have a few credits left, but it is unfair to those who have completed their studies. What is even more disturbing is that management knows they have not completed their studies, but allow them to do it because they only have a short time left.

nope, you can't misrepresent. That would be like a staff RN using ANP after their name, when they don't function in that capacity. That is falsifying who you are... and your role. It's wrong and certainly unethical.

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · Mar 31, 2011

Dont swaet the small stuff! There are FAR more important things in life to worry about, for goodness sakes!

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