Who is a "Nurse"?

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  1. Who can use "nurse" as thier title?

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      Only RN's and LPN's should use "Nurse" as thier title.
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      CNA's can use the title "Nurse".
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      Anyone in healthcare that has patients to care for should be called "Nurse".
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      Anyone who gives care to others should be called "Nurse".

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This is a spin off of a thread I recently started. I thought it would be interesting to see the results of a poll on the subject of:

Can anyone use the term/title nurse to describe thier job?

I was a CNA for 15 years and now I'm an LPN.

It's difficult to get all your work done when you have a big sign around your neck that says 'NURSE'. Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nursing Assistants all work very hard and the best gets accomplished when we all work together.

I'm a nurse and a caregiver.

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I'd guess that most states are like Missouri. Here, we have some laws against impersonating or representing yourself as a nurse when you're not. It's called practicing without a license, too. That means that a nurse is a nurse (LPN/RN) and anyone else isn't!

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