ethical question

[kewlnurse]

Lets say you have a patient on the floor who had elective surgery, non life threatening. And lets say the pt had an attractive grandaughter that you struck up a conversation with, would it be unethical to ask said attractive grandaughter out for cocktails?

[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