How do you address your patients?

I grew up in Mississippi, and live in Florida. Miss and Mr., used with first name, is pretty standard here, and as respectful as using the last name. I also use Ma'am and Sir, if asked a question. (i.e. Miss Betty, would you like some ice cream? Yes, I think I would. Do you have vanilla? Yes ma'am I do).

I don't even think about it, it's just the way I grew up

Mr. or Mrs. and their first name. Also, alot of my elderly pts families tell me to call the pt granny so and so or papa so and so, even had a Mamaw and a papaw once. Just depends on what they like. And, being from the south I do the whole sir and ma'am thing as well.

I always ask the patient what they would like to be called.

Always address them by Mr. or Ms. or Mrs. until you know what THEY prefer; most people do not like being calls "sweetie"..
..if I'm ever in the hospital...and ...one of you "youngins"..call me Sweetie while your caring for me and I'll pinch your cheeks.....and not the ones on your face!

I introduce myself and let them know they can call me by my first name then I ask them their preference.....

My name badge has my first name large, and my last name and credentials tiny...I call my patients by mr/ms until we have a relationship, or permission to do otherwise, but because of how we ask them to address us, we mostly wind up with first names or nicknames they choose.

I say good morning Mr/Mrs as appropriate, I'm Mary your nurse today/tonight. Then ask them how they would like to be addressed. Invariably they say call them by their first name, but I only use it if given permission. They seem to appreciate the courtesy.

Courtesy is always appreciated. For me, it depends on the situation. I have 200 chronic patients that I see weekly - I call most of them by their first name because I know them well. However, when I'm doing hospital rounds, I address the patients by Mr/Mrs and their last name. I always shake their hands, introduce myself to the pt and family/visitors and shake their hands. I introduce my role, which practice I'm with and what problem I will be addressing.

If it is an ICU, intubated/confused patient, I do the same (if possible) but I do call them by their first name in order to get their attention.

We usually call patients by their first names. It's not often that I hear people calling patients by their last names or Mr/Mrs. But that is cause people here are not so formal when they speak to each other as before.

Generally when I first meet the pt I call them Mr/Mrs last name. I then ask something like "Is that what you like to be called, or would you prefer something else". As everyone else seems to have experienced, most pts prefer to be called by their first name. If the pt is around my age or younger (I'm 26) I usually just use first name from the beginning.
I absolutely HATE being called "sweetie", "honey", etc by anyone other than my closest friends. So I would never use one of those names to address a patient...or anyone else for that matter.