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Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing [18 VAC 90 ‑ 19]
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12/23/19  11:49 pm
Commenter: AMOR S. COLLERA, MAN RN, PNAVA

Petition to Change requirement for Name Tag
 

I believed my name tag when I started in Detroit in 1987 as an RN Applicant was "Graduate Nurse" or GN. I have worked in 4 other States after that and I have never seen a foreign graduate RN applicant's name tag as Foreign Graduate Nurse. For sure, it would have raised some eyebrows. For Virginia to start that trend would be un-American. We are so inundated nowadays with diversity there, inclusivity here stuff and this name tagging or designating a person as "foreign graduate" even though it's already obvious anyway in many ways, would go against these diversity/inclusivity policy.  I'm not sure why the change but it's just not right for a lot of reasons given by the petitoner. So as a naturalized American citizen RN, who has enjoyed the benefits and privileges of being such, and immensely grateful for them, I strongly support this petition. Thank you very much for allowing us to participate in this democratic process. Merry Christmas to all and a bountiful 2020!  

 

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