Hello nursing community! I was given a quiz in my nursing class last week. One of the questions my professor asked was, "what is my professional name"? To me, a professional name is a person's full name, instead of a nickname. However, I got the answer wrong as I wrote in the professor's first name. I was told that a professional name is "professor" or "doctor." To me, "professor" or "doctor" would be a person's professional title, not professional name. Am I correct in this thinking. If so, could I have some guidance to find research to back this up? I have searched through the CINAHL web base but have had minimal luck to find an answer. Thank you all in advance.