and it is a bit much to assume that someone in a hospital bed knows the various rankings of caregivers who tend to them and to expect RNs to be singled out and referred to as nurse. when i was hospitalized with each of the hip replacements i knew there were hordes of people coming in constantly but not what their various ranks were. and if someone corrected me as to how i addressed them, i would think them petty.
So you would have no problem having someone refer to you or your spouse as legal workers? It’s not petty, it’s professional and respectful. It is good manners, in my opinion, to refer to someone the way they prefer it.