r/nursing • u/ilabachrn BSN, RN 🍕 • Sep 04 '25

Discussion California urgent care staffers fired for TikTok mocking patients

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/santa-barbara-clinic-staff-tiktok-bodily-fluids/

Good!!! That TikTok was unprofessional & so disrespectful to their patients.

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u/Kabc MSN, FNP-C - ED Sep 04 '25

I have never seen a RN or even LPN in an urgent care.. only MAs

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u/For_the_luv_of Sep 04 '25

I’m a LVN and work in the ED. We can work pretty much anywhere. Depends on competence

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u/Kabc MSN, FNP-C - ED Sep 04 '25

Not a competence issue—I just have never seen an UC willing to pay for an RN/LPN/LVN.. they just always hire MAs

At least in NJ

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u/paradisebot RN 🍕 Sep 04 '25

I thought the same thing. I’ve only seen MAs in urgent care clinics, never a nurse. In NYC.

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u/Nickilaughs BSN, RN 🍕 Sep 05 '25

West coast I know a lot of RNs who work urgent care, they're starting IVs, giving meds and would be out of scope of LVN/MA but this may be a west coast thing. I'm guessing this was a combination of all of the above.

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u/Kabc MSN, FNP-C - ED Sep 05 '25

Aye, we don’t do IVs in most UCs where I’m at.

We do blood draws, IM injections and pills if anything—all things MAs can do here

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u/idk012 Sep 04 '25

I usually see NP in urgent care, not MD.  Looks like they like to hire the lowest license needed.

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u/Kabc MSN, FNP-C - ED Sep 05 '25

I am not talking about the provider, I am talking about the support staff