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I always enjoy hearing other nurses talk about our profession. Everyone has their own opinion, be it positive or negative in nature. One of the greatest opinions on the matter came from a coworker of mine who posted the “true meanings of RN” on her Facebook page which started a tremendous chatter in response. I thought I would comment on each of these meanings and provide my own insight into the truth behind ‘RN.’
“The true meanings behind RN: Reluctantly Nice, Real Nurturer, Registered Nutcase, Rather Nerdy, Rockstar Nanny, Regretfully Naive, Rebelliously Naughty, Rescue Ninja…”
Next, Reluctantly Nice…
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LPN living pretty nice
LVN living very nice
NP nurse professional
One of my patients told me it was Registered Nerd!
RN- really nuts; BSN- born severely nuts
I like Rebelliously Naughty and Rescue Ninja. I’ve never been a strict black/white copulsively anal rule follower. I’ve snuck pats of butter, “not seen” dogs wrapped in coats and dug patients teeth out of dirty linen hampers.
I never believed “It’s Not My Job’. I’ve done housekeeper, lab and transporter things. Most of my patients over the years have been elderly and chronically/terminaly ill. I’ve done so many things that were the “other duties as required” that I could write a whole new job discription.
A friend of my husband has this to say, RN–Real Nurse, LPN– Low Paid Nurse!!
It really bothers me to see the comments made by non professional as well as professional regarding this beloved profession im a LPN which i enjoy my skills,opions & knowledge works side by side with the RN & Dr as we no who are in the fill the LPN’S are working the floor running the units etc healthcare is ever changing everyone does not desire to be a RN. As for me i will be completing school soon & my job will change only pay!!!!
RN
Registered Nurse
I have the utmost respect for LPN’s. I learned more from them after graduating than anyone else because they worked on the floors alongside the RNs. I have since moved to Michigan and here the hospital LPNs glorified CNAs (doing pt care duties), otherwise they work in nursing homes. It was a huge culture shock to me.
Refusing Negativity
I had a medical assistant say to me…”oh you’re an LPN…that means let’s Play Nurse”. I was deeply offends and stated that when I went to nursing school I choose LPN because back then-1960′s- the LPN’s were more hands on with the patient and not passing meds most of the shift. My program was equivalent to the RN associate degree program of today.
2 more-
Real Nut
Registered Nuisance
My nursing instructor. She said “ready now”
Right Now seemed to be the demand from my patients.
RN
Registered Nurse
I’m sure a few patients would call us, “Real nags” when we make them get out of bed and walk after surgery.
RN;really nothing LPN: low paid nurse
Just found this program. Love it. Wish we’d had it when I was first an LPN , than anRN. I boo’ed at the comment about lpn, little play nurse, if he only knew. As an LPN, I served many a night shift as charge nurse on one unit or another. Wouldn’t do it now for anything.
RN
Registered Nurse
It used to annoy me when I was a LPN, that I was “practically a nurse” and RN’s were “real nurses”.
While giving a deposition, the lawyer asked me if I was a “real nurse”, of course my response to his question would have been thats what RN stands for! I thinkd if I had given that answer he probably would have felt dumb.
RN
Registered Nurse
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