RANT!

It's a common misconception among hospital patients and their families that I'm a nurse.
I'm not.
I correct people when they say it in my presence, and I always introduce myself to patients/families. I can't help it if they assume everyone that comes into their room is a nurse.

So today, I go in to see a patient and the room is crammed full of family. I ask a few of them to leave for a few minutes so I can do his ultrasound. Those that stayed were very helpful.. I do his test, and on the way out one of his other family members is on her way back in, talking to the patient's nurse.
I happen to be seeing the patient next door, and the nurse comes up to me and says, Oh, I guess you go a promotion!
What?
The family member of the other patient had referred to me as a nurse. The nurse somehow felt that this would have been a promotion for me.

It's just a different job- not higher on the totem pole. If I got a promotion, I'd be a department supervisor, not a nurse. Duh!

Jackass.

I opted not to become a nurse because of the Poo factor. I hate Poo. I don't want to talk about it, I don't want to smell it, and I certainly don't want to deal with anyone elses Poo if I don't absolutely positively have to! (Except Miss E, she's my kiddo so she gets a free Poo Pass). I chose a cleaner profession. I have a lot of respect for nurses, but I don't feel they are superior to me in any way.

/end rant