how to dress the pt if u don't know marital status

[Unregistered]

For example doorway info says,

Sharon Smith 47 years old has abdominal pain

now i understand that we have to adress the last name but do i call her Miss Smith or assume she is married and say Mrs Smith.

Apparently Miss Smith sounds appropriate if u don't know.Hey please write ur opinion.

[swimguy23]

For example doorway info says,

Sharon Smith 47 years old has abdominal pain

now i understand that we have to adress the last name but do i call her Miss Smith or assume she is married and say Mrs Smith.

Apparently Miss Smith sounds appropriate if u don't know.Hey please write ur opinion.

technically Ms smith is the most appropriate as Ms can refer to miss or misses

[julestx]

I wanted so badly to remark on the title of this post, but I refrained with effort...hehe.

[pbm1980]

You have to address patient by her last name and if a lady then better to say miss if you do not know any thing else.

[stephew]

For example doorway info says,

Sharon Smith 47 years old has abdominal pain

now i understand that we have to adress the last name but do i call her Miss Smith or assume she is married and say Mrs Smith.

Apparently Miss Smith sounds appropriate if u don't know.Hey please write ur opinion."Ms" is always appropriate. And you should never be dressing the patient as the doctor.

[stephew]

You have to address patient by her last name and if a lady then better to say miss if you do not know any thing else. no its not. "Ms".

[teratos]

I wanted so badly to remark on the title of this post, but I refrained with effort...hehe.

You can undress married and unmarried women the same way. If you are dressing a married woman, make sure she doesn't look disheveled, in case her husband comes home....