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.
this is interesting to me as well, an 'rn' title for vet nurses?? i think it is worth discovering more information about that, because she may have the right to call herself that. i never looked into vetrinary courses, so, i never knew their actual title.
if i were you, i'd read the 215 posts before yours, and see if you still think that way.
:crash_com i'm glad you pointed that out. i hope post # 214 isn't an attempt to re-visit this issue because i'm not biting, at least not today.
i admit, sometimes it's easier to reply to a thread you just saw, stating your opinion, rather than reading all 200+ posts before you (i can't believe this thread is so long already ). i've done it on the divorce bb i'm on. i'll be the last one to post, which kind of tells me the discussion is over. i feel like i really know how to end a thread :roll . this may be the time where you decide to unsubscribe to the thread, as i think i smell a dead horse :deadhorse
i admit, sometimes it's easier to reply to a thread you just saw, stating your opinion, rather than reading all 200+ posts before you (i can't believe this thread is so long already ). i've done it on the divorce bb i'm on. i'll be the last one to post, which kind of tells me the discussion is over. i feel like i really know how to end a thread :roll . this may be the time where you decide to unsubscribe to the thread, as i think i smell a dead horse :deadhorse
but by doing this, sometime people wind up stating the exact thing that others have.
my point exactly!!! so i try to avoid it. if i can't find the energy to read all 200 posts, i may just observe from the sidelines, or not get involved.
I've gotten to the point where i'm avoiding most of the CE threads like the plague anymore.
To me, this thread, my opinion lies with my SB's laws. The title of nurse is protected, to only be used by RNs and LPNs. The title of RN is to only be used by a registered nurse. To claim either, when someone isn't one, is illegal in Virginia. And someone shouldn't be telling people that they are either if they aren't.
I'm glad you pointed that out. I hope post # 214 isn't an attempt to re-visit this issue because I'm not biting, at least not today.
I think you ARE touching & biting.....talk about beating a dead horse.
Hey, maybe it's time to remind you how incompetent RN's can be...remembering that fact, I agree with you, I wouldn't want an RN treating my dogs either
Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
I did not mean to open up a can of worms, here. I don't come here very often, and when I was scanning the posts, I saw this, and decided to peak in because it struck my curiousity.
What I was simply meaning is that I know nothing about the vetrinary profession, and maybe there was a title that I didn't know. Because I was so curious, I had searched the net, and didn't see where they were called "RNs", but Vetrinary Nurses, technicians, etc.
I did not read all 200 some odd posts, because I was scanning around this site, and didn't know that this apparently caused a problem. I won't post over here again, just to keep the peace. Again, just scanning around.
DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN
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Whoa I'm not touching this one!