So I took my dog to the vet yesterday morning to be spayed, we (my dog and I) are called into the assessment room by this woman who introduces herself as the "RN" who will be taking care of my dog.
Ofcourse I am skeptical, I question her "You are a Registered Nurse?"
She replies, that yes she is a RN, the training is EXACTLY the same, except that it is for animals, and that she had to pass a board exam. She actually goes on about it for a couple of minutes.
At this point I am so stunned, that I decide not to say anything, as I am already in a highly irritated mood because I am sleep deprived, starving because I am fasting for blood work, and actively fighting with my insurance coverage to get any prescription filled anywhere, and I am afraid of over reacting. I make sure that I sound highly skeptical when I say "Oooookayyy"
I am usually not very political or sensitive to nursing slights. I am comfortable with who I am and happy with what I do. I laugh at slights to nurses on tv more often that not, but this just kept itching at me.
When I left they gave me a addressed envelope and a survey to fill out. I am considering using the envelope to write a letter to the vet to inform her that she has at least one tech that is calling herself a RN and that by allowing this to go on in her practice that she is opening herself up to potential liability.
I think that if the op treats this matter with the seriousness it requires, she may do more harm than good. The vet will probably go to a coding system as mentioned in an earlier post. Her calm actions seem most appropriate. Her next visit to the vet may be an opportunity for public education through patient teaching methods.
I'm sure she didn't mean any harm but that's the problem, lack of knowledge, she needs to be informed that it is illegal for her to call herself an RN.
You are right. I just couldn't thinking of another way to use BARKING in a sentence.
I certainly respect your opinion; however, if someone pulled you over while driving and falsely represented his/herself as a police officer, wouldn't you be upset? :angryfire
All i can say is that Virginia has laws that protect the title of RN, LPN, and the word "nurse", and quite honestly, those who are neither of those titles yet refering to themselves as such are at least violating the law here.
Rplais9058
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A vet tech wanna be RN- tell her to go to school