[mustangsheba]

Dear NotsoKewlnow: Forget about the nurse part, it is never, I repeat NEVER ethical if you are married. Put your L.T. back in your scrubs and take a good look at your marriage. Sheesh!

[Sharon]

I am going to support Charles, position and say at least check with your state Board of Nursing and case law. How a regulation is interpreted depends not only on the actions against nurses by the Board of Nursing but also other forms of case law including criminal and tort.

I know of boundary cases that were never pursued by the BON after the DA got a conviction. One include stalking, another was action against the nurse’s homeowners policy.

[kewlnurse]

Yeah, it was a freind who was asking.

[donmurray]

Hey, Kewl, at least a beer doesn't complain when you finish and pick up another one!

[Charles S. Smith, RN, MS]

Actually, the association occurred as a direct result of the nurse/patient relationship and could influence the care of the patient or lack of care of other patients. The ethics still apply regardless of the relationship to the patient. Such is the broad interpretation in VA, not CA.

chas