Should Last Names Be in Hospital Name Badges?

Last week I had a regular meeting with my doctor. When I got out, I saw an assistant with a different name on his badge, followed by the first few names of his last name. He has a good name, which I have never heard of before. I asked him to pronounce it and that he also had an unusual middle name. He diverted his attention elsewhere and avoided telling me his name. It dawned on me that I had intended to attack his privacy unintentionally, leading me to ask: If hospital staff are afraid to disclose their full names to patients, what risks do they face? It is important to keep technology in the medical field and that is especially true now during the coronavirus outbreak. Medical professionals need to feel safe in their workplace because everything is so busy, and the last thing they need to worry about is someone reading their full name when they are not needed. According to OSHA, 75% or more cases of workplace violence are reported annually to nurses and other hospital staff, whether ...