Speaking of name tags and patient care, my daughter (DPT, goes by her first name only) has a supervisor who will not call her the name she goes by. Let’s say her name is Christine, but has only been called Chris, doesn’t like the name Christine very much. First day her supervisor told her she would be calling her Christine, and made sure it said Christine on her name tag. Whenever my daughter got introduced to staff, my daughter would let them know she goes by Chris. Now it’s pretty much half and half Christine and Chris. She interacts with patients all day, and they call her Christine. Many she will see for a few months, so she’ll say you can call me Chris. She’s been there for a month (hospital). She has said things like “funny, it makes me feel like I’m in trouble when you call me Christine since no one calls me that”. I think she’s given up, but feels a little bullied.
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