insignificant complaint...lol

[EDnursetobe]

does it bother anyone else that doctors are always called "Dr. Soandso" but nurses get called by their first name instead of "Ms/Mrs/Mr Nurse"

ok like I said, its a really insignifcant complaint... but it kind of irked me today.

[EDnursetobe]

that was my point...

and why I'll never work psych.

[carolmaccas66, BSN, RN]

As a guy named Patrick, still a long way from getting my license, I'm already planning ahead on how to deal with the confusion pts will experience when calling for Nurse Pat and having a 6'2" hairy dude show up

I for one like 6'2 hairy dudes! :)

[evolvingrn, BSN, RN]

I think its because our role is a pt advocate. I don't want to be called nurse _______ . I like the informality....i see most of these people naked and in very vulnerable situations...... if they want to call me by first name i think its fine.

[Cuddleswithpuddles]

that was my point...

and why I'll never work psych.

Psych patients are everywhere. They get heart attacks, broken bones and things stuck up their rectums too. Prepare to see a lot of them in the ED.

[RN58186]

I have no problem being called by my first name, that is how I introduce myself to pts. And we call all our pts by their first names as well, part of the informal atmosphere of our clinic. I will call a physician Dr _______ when speaking to a pt, but one on one we all use first names. Even some of our pts call the physicians by their first name, no one minds in our clinic. We treat our pts as equals, and using first names only is part of that. We can have last names on our ID if we want, but most of us choose not to.

[tokmom, BSN, RN]

I was called waitress once, so calling me by my first name is ok by me.

[Kiwidanni]

Hmm most of the doctors where I work introduce themselves: "I'm Sam, one of the doctors with the renal service" (for example). Same in other hospitals in my city.

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

I prefer the informality of using my first name with my patients. I think that being too stiff and formal creates an invisible barrier that interferes with the therapeutic relationship.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I would like to be called my first name. Most people though won't call me by my first name, instead they shorten it even if I say I prefer the original. To make matters worse there is a Nursing show with my name. So I get called that.

I don't like being called Mrs. anything. It makes me feel old.

[Do-over, ASN, RN]

I for one like 6'2 hairy dudes! :)

I like tall guys myself - hair is optional.

[Do-over, ASN, RN]

I dont' mind my first name. I also tell patients that I will answer to "hey you", "nurse" or "help" or even an inarticulate yelp if they can't remember my name.

I wouldn't like to be called "Nurse RidiculouslyLongAndHardToPronounceLastName". Spare us all! "Nurse" is perfectly fine.

As for the physicians, I am more than happy to address them as Dr. So-and-So. Anyone that has earned a Doctorate degree, in my opinion, is entitled to the title. There are some docs who are called "Dr. FirstName" or "Dr. Nick-Name". If any of them want to invite me to call them by his or her first name, then I would do so. I also address my patients as "Mr./Mrs./Miss/Dr" unless they ask otherwise.

[applewhitern, BSN, RN]

This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. I am in my mid-50's, and I don't like to be called by my first name, especially by patients who are in their teens or early 20's. In other words, much, much younger than me. Every place where I have worked, we were required to call the patients by their last name, such as Mr./Mrs./Ms. So-and-So, but the patients were to be told to call us by our first names. We also have to call all doctors/residents/interns "Dr. So-and So." It is hard to be thought of as a professional when you are treated this way. Calling nurses by their first name takes away any semblance of respect for our profession. Other professions wouldn't dream of this, unless they are waitresses, cashiers, etc., but any degreed professional would expect to be addressed as such.