Nurse chatting/dating patient

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The other day in clinical, I had a patient that I started talking with.

She is from my home country and I found out we grew up in the same area.

I did not get her phone number or information from her.

I did not because I did not know if it is against any law, unethical etc.

So My question, is there anything wrong in a nurse or doctor chatting up a patient or client if he/she is single?

This is "work romance" but it is between a healthcare proffesional and a patient who is there for medical help. The patient or client may be on all sorts of drugs.

Thanks

Specializes in Intermediate care.

Sounds a little desperate to me... :uhoh3:

In many states sexual relations with a patient is considered a crime,in addition to the fact

that it is a violation of the nurse practice act. In a sense it is stalking and perverted.

Oh my, dating a patient....I definitely do not agree with dating patients, or patient's family/friends.

First of all....where we work, it's nothing like "Grey's Anatomy". Nurses do not sleep with each other or doctors (well, not that I am aware of), or fall in love with patients and do not suffer the consequences.

As much as it may sound appealing to have a "romantic love story" of how you met each other, "your mom was a nurse taking care of a sick guy"....or to put it more accurately "your mother was taking care of my foley catheter when our eyes met and I knew she was the one" it is not professional or ethical as a nurse.

I am a new grad and the first thing they taught us was NO DATING PATIENTS. Do not accept personal gifts ie. money, cars, material items etc, but it is okay to take a box of chocolates and share with the ward.

The legal of this issue, you just never know how the relationship will turn out. If it turns ugly, the patient can sue the nurse if anything should happen to him/her. They can say the nurse have access to their medical records, medications, and may want to harm them because they broke up. Too many issues to deal with....why put yourself in a position where your education, license, title, respect be compromised?

Specializes in Psychiatry.

"Very unprofessional, and frankly, pretty creepy and kinda gross."

It's funny because it's true.

I think I may have to start a thread with a similar question, just to get these types of reactions. Honestly, this guy seems a little too sincere, oblivious, misguided, etc. to have made up this scenario (no offense); but if he did, he's my hero. Either way, well done.

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