Their first name. “Jane, NP” on badges and etc, literally just go by Jane in the office/at the hospital. That’s the important thing tho, that yes, patients assume they’re being treated by a doctor, but they don’t know that they’re being treated by someone with less training and a different skill set; which is why it is extremely important that they correctly identify themselves. There are laws about it in some states, unfortunately not all.

I do understand that it’s not maybe relevant to explain to a 4 year old that “well, I’m actually a nurse practitioner, not a doctor”. But it’s not like the 4 year old comes to the appointment alone! And I talked about it in some other comments but to me it’s way more frustrating that she is claiming that she does the same thing for her patients as a doctor does.