Why Does It Seem That RN's Hate Us and Hospitals Don't Believe In Us??

[brown eyed girl]

Im a new PN grad and have been a STNA (state tested nurse assistant) for 7 years; but as a graduate it seems that RN's are threatened by PN's or feel that we don't know anything and hospitals dont want us, at least that's been my experience with my job search here in Ohio and Ga and I don't understand why. We as PN's have to learn @least 80% of the material that a student in a ADN program learns in 11 months vs. 2 yrs, so what makes us different besides the rate of pay, which really isn't any different at least in Oh where a UNEXPERIENCED LPN makes minimally TO START 16.75 w/o differential and more for being IV and CPR certified and a UNEXPERIENCEC RN makes IN OHIO makes 17.00/hr. I don't want to come across as confrontational because that's not why Im writing. I just want to get some other points of view from LPN'S AND RN'S to help me understand.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Making hasty conclusions to words that are open to many interpretations don't help... critically thinking!

This entire thread is disintegrating into something very silly, IMHO.

I did not make a hasty conclusion, and I have been following this thread rather closely throughout the course of the past 1.5 years. However, please be aware that all statements made on any public forum are subject to differing interpretations by different readers. I will reiterate that I am nobody else's LPN. Therefore, no other person will introduce me as "My LPN" without receiving at least a tactful correction from me.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Closing this thread permanently, per moderator discussion. . .it has run its course after 2 years.