Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

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Recently, at our small community hospital, the only hospitalist on the 7p-7a shift wasn't answering his pager when a CCU nurse was looking for him about a patient. After several attempts to reach him, she went looking for him, thinking he might be sleeping(that's allowed) Upon hearing voices behind the sleep room door, she summoned the Nsg supervisor, who found the door to be locked. She in turn got a maintenance man to unlock the door. Behind the door, she found quite a sight. The hospitalist and an off duty nurse. She was naked, he scrambling for his clothes. Both are married--not to each other.

She was given a mere 2 days suspension. He works for a physicians group that staffs hospitals, and we have not seen him since.

She has worked for the hospital for many years. What do YOU think should happen to her?

Specializes in MS, OB, PEDI, VNA, TELEM.
The OPs subsequent posts are so completely preposterous, I think it's clear we've been trolled. OP clearly has a chip on their shoulder about something, and the whole scenario is ridiculous.
Just one chip to another!
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Specializes in MS, OB, PEDI, VNA, TELEM.
"most of us can't figure out......."

REALLY??????

Stop gossiping. That will help.

Oh, don't tell me you never do it.
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Specializes in MS, OB, PEDI, VNA, TELEM.
Its not an either or. I can do both. I'm that good, lol.
I doubt it.
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Specializes in MS, OB, PEDI, VNA, TELEM.
I know. I had to tell my spouse that one! Because I enjoy a healthy relationship with my partner of 26 years, I need counseling. ROTFLOL
Sorry, I meant sex AT WORK 3-4 times a week as the Blue Devil, DNP says he/she has might be a problem!
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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

But he/she clearly stated this was when she was on-call, not at work.

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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.
you are really out-of-bounds with those remarks. most people here think this is a "myob" situation. i have to wonder about the judgement of the nurse who thought she heard something behind the door, but lacked the spine to just knock loudly. instead she had to get two other people involved in something that could have been handled in a more mature, direct manner.
it is a myob when it is off the facilities. i shouldn't have to go to work worrying that i may walk in on two of my colleagues having sex with each other. it is inconsiderate of them and if they didn't want this situation they should have waited until he was off duty.jeeze. some people...
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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.
I never saw that post, I guess that is what she meant when she commented that I proved her point when I said I have sex, eat, use the shower and toilet myself while on call. As if I'm supposed to be ashamed of those things? ROTFLOL. I have sex 3-4 times a week and it is gooood. I'm not going to stop because I have to take call. How absurd. Even more absurd is the expectation that anyone would! Some people are rally weird about sex. I've heard counseling helps.
Nope. That wasn't the point. Try again.And because I think people shouldn't have sex at work I'm somehow "weird" about sex? That is a pretty idiotic statement.
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Specializes in MS, OB, PEDI, VNA, TELEM.
I never saw that post, I guess that is what she meant when she commented that I proved her point when I said I have sex, eat, use the shower and toilet myself while on call. As if I'm supposed to be ashamed of those things? ROTFLOL. I have sex 3-4 times a week and it is gooood. I'm not going to stop because I have to take call. How absurd. Even more absurd is the expectation that anyone would! Some people are rally weird about sex. I've heard counseling helps.
This post is about sex in the WORKPLACE not how many times a week you get it on and how great you are!
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Specializes in Med-Surg, NICU.
This post is about sex in the WORKPLACE not how many times a week you get it on and how great you are!
I have a feeling that person is trolling.
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JadeLPN, So agree.

And, though his discipline MAY never be known, don't be surprised if the ole' boys club give him a nod and wink and then on the surface slap his wrist. They were both irresponsible.

But, since this is a discussion of how 'wrong' it was --the only relevant part was getting him to do his job in a reasonable time frame; did he get dressed and go do what needed to be attended to? How many minutes was it from when he was first buzzed to when he actually got down the hall to attend to business? Management will deal with those questions when it is looked into. WHAT he was doing with his 'sleep' time as long as it did not infringe on patients or other staff members out in the open and certainly not whether either were married. If they were single, would it have been just fine? And how did you know what they were doing. Lots of surmising going on.

*Innocent blink: maybe they were just showing each other their new tatoo's.

Humans. You get a few together and they often choose to think with the wrong head or ass. Everyone on your staff has different personal priorities and morals. The facility/organizational rules are there to provide a cohesive, safe working environment which can be controlled in a way to obtain the ultimate goal of the organization. Really. Sex is fun. Irresponsibility and appropriate judgement of course is the question here. Carry on.

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It is a MYOB when it is off the facilities. I shouldn't have to go to work worrying that I may walk in on two of my colleagues having sex with each other. It is inconsiderate of them and if they didn't want this situation they should have waited until he was off duty.Jeeze. Some people...

That was never an issue in this situation as the couple was in a LOCKED physician on call room. Had the CCU nurse, nursing supervisor, and maintenance man simply KNOCKED on the door, no one would have walked in on any sex act. Seeing that they never attempted to knock or call out, it would seem to me that they found EXACTLY what they were hoping to see.

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Specializes in MS, OB, PEDI, VNA, TELEM.
But he/she clearly stated this was when she was on-call, not at work.
I took it as being in the 'on call' room on the premises since we were talking about sex in the workplace.
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