Posted by Marilyn Lawrence on February 05, 1998 at 16:53:09:
In Reply to: Re: Question #2 "The Worried Nurse" posted by Peggy on February 05, 1998 at 16:43:23:
: : We seem to have a tie between answers 2 & 3. After reading the comments I tend to lean that way too. Any reflections on how we sometimes take for granted patients will be more "comfortable" on a first name basis? Is this a change in society in general?
: I think it depends on the age of the patient population you work with.
: I know alot of my patients would be offend if you called them by their first
: name. I think it is only okay to do that if they have given you permission to or if
: family has told you that they respond better to their first name.
A very "important" point. Especially if the patient is sedated or comatose or something. They say they respond to their first name more quickly and I think thats very true. If someone has arrested we always call to them by their first name to try to orient them faster.