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Regular Joe
 
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I have a patient/resident who is a WWII retired navy Lieutenant Commander. He has dementia and doesn't know a whole lot about what is going on around him. The only way we can get him to eat is to tell him it is chow time. It's hard to get him to respond to his name, so I am thinking maybe if we called him by his rank or something along those lines, we might be able to reach him. I just don't know the proper mode of address. Calling him Mr. ____ doesn't work. Any help is appreciated.
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It's appropriate to call a retired service member by their highest rank held. In conversation, the Navy gives Lieutenant Commanders the honorific of "Commander". The rank Commander is one grade higher than Lieutenant Commander, so it is seen as a respectful form of address (like calling Lieutenant Colonels "Colonel" in the Army, AF, or USMC). Bottom line, go with Commander. I hope this helps. Thanks for taking care of our vets.
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Sounds about right to me. Maybe Commander, Sir! When the HH6 wants to get my attention she just calls me "Shit for brains"
RJ 
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Keep up the good work Resa. I hope he responds.
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Dang, change the name tag...........
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Regular Joe
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| Thanks everybody. I will try "Commander" and see if it makes any difference. He's a really nice old gentleman, always wearing his USS Enterprise ballcap. I just want to make sure that in the time that I have the honor of taking care of him that he gets the best care I can give him. He has quickly become one of my favorites. Another question: does the CV-6 on his cap under the picture of the Enterprise mean anything, and if so, what? Thanks again
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CV-6 is the type and number of his ship. In this case the Enterprise was a CV (a WW2 aircraft carrier designation) and its number was 6
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You could wear a slinky nurses outfit and say "Hello sailor" is a sexy voice...that would get MY attention!
 Do you listen to yourself when you talk; or do you just fade in and out?
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