how many use the line when giving shots to women?

I have no idea how many of your colleagues use such a line, but I would be offended if a male healthcare provider of any sort said anything like that to me. There's certainly a place for humor in healthcare, but I can't say the same for sexual innuendo.

That would make me extremely uncomfortable if it came with a smirk.

I like to keep things light as much as the next person, but I think that one crosses the line.

That really just seems dumb, and a good way to lose your job. People in compromised positions don't want sexual connotation, a joke is fine, but it should be neutral.

All people are different....I could care less if it was said to me, just avoid using it with clergy.

I never tell a patient not to worry because it is a natural thing to worry, it is a waste of time because they are going to worry anyway and it just comes between you and your patient(they feel they cannot communicate their true feelings to you) and I know it sounds weird but it is their right to worry. I just tell them the truth about what they are going to feel and let them deal with it on a real level. Maybe I didnt understand what you were saying in your post. I am not sure what you mean by "xxxxx. Must be something interesting if you have to decide whether or not they are going to be receptive to it?

OK. I just reread my post before I submit it and it sounds mean. I didnt mean it to. But what is xxxxx? What happens if you think they are "receptive" but it turns out you were wrong and they are not? Does it blow the nurse patient relationship? Sometimes if you say something that makes a patient uncomfortable they will laugh on the outside just trying to blow it off but inside they just want you to go away.

This falls under what is referred to as a "Boundary Violation".

Many NPA will address this type of violation.

This can be grounds for discipline.

Be very careful saying this if at all. IMO? One should not be flippant with patient care and never cross professional boundaries unless it is a brief departure that is therapeutic with a quick return to a professional boundary.

I have a hard enough time maintaining professional boundaries with my patients. I cannot tell you the amount of sexual advances I get while working...I am sure you all have your stories too.

There are just way too many false accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior between male Nurses and patients to warrant a "sexual joke."

I try to maintain a strict boundary with my patients. I will go as far as telling a patient my wife is a fellow Nurse but that is about as far as I delve into any type of sexual or relationship related conversation.

Telling a female patient your going to feel a little XXXXX would make me think that when you have to insert a Foley, suppository or anything below the belt a little uncomfortable.