The interpretability of doctor identification badges in UK hospitals: a survey of nurses and patients.
Hickerton BC, Fitzgerald DJ, Perry E, et al. The interpretability of doctor identification badges in UK hospitals: a survey of nurses and patients. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(7):543-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002445.
Both patients and nurses were unable to correctly identify physicians' level of seniority when presented with typical physician identification badges. Most concerningly, patients often mistook resident physicians for medical students, and nurses were unable to distinguish physicians-in-training from fully qualified doctors.
Hickerton BC, Fitzgerald DJ, Perry E, et al. The interpretability of doctor identification badges in UK hospitals: a survey of nurses and patients. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(7):543-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002445.