Stop The Title Madness

18 Why are many nurses OBSESSED with initials after their names?

OK I understand.. RN, LPN, CRNA, and POSSIBLY listing educational level if you feel it lends extra credibility i.e ADN , BSN, MSN etc.

BUT i actually saw THIS after the name of some nurse in an article.

RN BS MSN CCRN CORN CFA CNA. Come on people, can we please tone it down a bit.

And if your ego needs those letters to lend some importance to your name, PLEASE publish a guide to what they mean as a footnote in whatever article you have written.

I could sign with LPN ADN BSN BA MSN CCRN CRNA APN.... but i think CRNA is all that is required.
its an ego trip...people want to seem better than they actually are

I worked very hard for the initials after my name, and I'm in the process of adding several more. They are titles we have earned.The abbreviations tell people who we are, our background, and our specialization.RN, CNRN, BSN, MPH&TM-to-be.

IN everyday life the simplest title is appropriate. But in a published work most authors list their credentials. I think that's ok. If you got it, flaunt it.

I'm all about title, I'm all about education, but even I thought that went too far.If I had a BSN and then got my MSN, then the only letters you would see after my name is "MSN"...b/c I think people can figure out you got the other degree.

Quote from Hopefull2009I'm all about title, I'm all about education, but even I thought that went too far.If I had a BSN and then got my MSN, then the only letters you would see after my name is "MSN"...b/c I think people can figure out you got the other degree.

These credentials are supposed to be listed with most prestigious first, ending with the least.So you need to start with MSN, BS, LPN, ADN, CRNA, APN, CCRN, ETCI'm torn between thinking it is egotistical and then still wanting to proudly display what I've earnedfor now i'm just T. F.......... RNbut I could be ADN RN, LPN, PTA (not all that impressive)congratulations to all for embracing education and working so hard to improve your knowledge base, everyone benefits from this

Quote from aeauoooI worked very hard for the initials after my name, and I'm in the process of adding several more. They are titles we have earned.The abbreviations tell people who we are, our background, and our specialization.RN, CNRN, BSN, MPH&TM-to-be.

I don't wear all of the letters I've earned on my badge, because that isn't what I'm about at the bedside. However, in published articles, I often look at the credentials of the author to see what background they are coming from. Someone lecturing me on pediatrics but whose degrees are in a different field I might not take as seriously:wink2:I'm proud of the credentials I've earned, all in their time and place.

Quote from INFIDELOK I'll bite,,, whats a CNRN and TM?

I completely agree with the OP!I this it is snooty and pretentious to list all of those titles. You will not commonly see physicians, lawyers, or PEs doing that. It just looks ridiculous and it makes nurses subject to more ridicule. I have a BS and an MPH but I don't put it after my name unless I'm making a formal presentation. I had a professor in nursing school with so many letters and titles that it wouldn't fit on one line!!! I wasn't impressed with her credentials, I was embarrassed for her.

Hey, if I got the credientials then I am going to flaunt them. Doctors or PHds do the same thing, why not nurses?One day I will be Katie R.N. A.D.N B.S.N M.S.N A.C.N.P or something like that.

Since people earned these titles, designations, and licensures, they ought to be proud of them. However, if people plan to sport their "alphabet soup" of titles, then they might as well do this in the correct manner. IMPORTANT: Your degree(s) always come before your licensure. The theory behind this is that a degree can never be taken away, but a license can always be revoked. For example, signing one's name with "Jane Doe, RN, BSN" is not correct. "Jane Doe, BSN, RN" is the proper way to sign the name.