Stop calling me “doctor”: the nurse practitioner’s fight for recognition

I introduce myself to the patients as a nurse practitioner (NP), but they still call me a doctor. Even worse, some of the staff refer to me as “doctor.” I imagine they do so out of respect, but no matter how many times I correct them, the erroneous title lives on. The reason I ask

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Stop calling me “doctor”: the nurse practitioner’s fight for recognition originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

 

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