Getting people’s names right – and why it matters
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Getting people’s names right – and why it matters

Allie Anderson Health journalist

Mispronunciation of names can lead to feelings of exclusion for staff and may also affect the nurse-patient relationship. Find out how to challenge and correct it

Time and again, research has shown that having a non-Western name can hold people back in the workplace.

Nursing Standard. 39, 8, 45-46. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.8.45.s15

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