What's the difference between an RN and a practical nurse?

Whats the difference between a staff nurse and a registered nurse.?

• I went to the hospital to day and i notcied that some nurses name badge would say ' staff nurse' and on others it would say ' registered nurse' is there a ...show more

• Answer:

  Jonathan is wrong on this one. A registered nurse has passed the NCLEX exam and been registered & licensed by the state--that is credentialing & has nothing to do with where & how they work. A nurse is either a RN or a LVN. "Staff" nurse has to do where they work--a staff nurse is essentially a floor nurse--a basic nurse, not being management or education etc. So a staff nurse can be a RN or an LVN. You can have staff nurses in the OR, the ER, the Labor floor etc--they are all the nurses you generally see in hospitals.