I am NOT a Nurse...

1 Greetings all. I have a weird question for ya'll. I work in Home Healthcare as a CNA and often my clients call me a Nurse. I have no idea why, but it irks me. I don't even remotely consider myself a Nurse. I may have begun that journey, but chickened out and haven't pursued it. So my question; when did you consider yourself a Nurse? Were you in school, working as a Nurse or even working as a CNA or the like? Just curious. S
When I received my license. Be careful about letting your patients call you a nurse as a CNA. Unless they're demented Alzheimer's patients, you really ought to correct them.

When you graduate from nursing school you are considered a graduate nurse because you are trained in the nursing sciences.One is not legally a nurse until the NCLEX is passed and a state licensure is obtained. We consider ourselves nurses when we are licensed.

When I passed the NCLEX

I think when you are licensed as an RN then you can call yourself a "nurse".

Quote from TheGoochI think when you are licensed as an RN then you can call yourself a "nurse".

When the state granted me a license to practice nursing.

I do correct my client and he says that he understands. But he calls me his nurse because I see him more than his real nurse does. It does drive me nuts though. Should I pursue it by the higher ups, so that it doesn't get me into trouble?

Is he lucid & oriented?just correct him again, and say "call me Goofy," or whatever your name is.

MrChicago. I can say that he has his moments. According to his care plan he is A&O3. He has been more forgetful lately. I like the Goofy part. It's definitely descriptive of my personality. lol

Quote from GoofyBlondeChicI do correct my client and he says that he understands. But he calls me his nurse because I see him more than his real nurse does. It does drive me nuts though. Should I pursue it by the higher ups, so that it doesn't get me into trouble?

Quote from GoofyBlondeChicGreetings all. I have a weird question for ya'll. I work in Home Healthcare as a CNA and often my clients call me a Nurse. I have no idea why, but it irks me. I don't even remotely consider myself a Nurse. I may have begun that journey, but chickened out and haven't pursued it. So my question; when did you consider yourself a Nurse? Were you in school, working as a Nurse or even working as a CNA or the like? Just curious. S

Sometimes I still feel like I'm playing nurse. Didn't consider myself a nurse til I started working as one.