Why Do We Say "Nursing School"?

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I catch myself saying it, and I read it all of the time on these boards - Why do we refer to our time spent getting our nursing education as "nursing school"? We attended college and got a degree in the profession of nursing, and saying "nursing school" feels a bit degrading to me when I think about it... I don't think other professions do this - Ever heard of "accounting school", "lawyer school", "human resources school", engineering school"??

This my first time posting here. I have been looking at these boards for a while, and I just finally decided to sign up. I have to say though, this is a dumb question. Are you really a nurse?

I love that this is your first post.

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This my first time posting here. I have been looking at these boards for a while, and I just finally decided to sign up. I have to say though, this is a dumb question. Are you really a nurse?

You might want to just copy and paste this-you're gonna have many opportunities to ask this question lol.

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