Nurse Fights for License After Sex With Dying Patient - Page 3
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Jan 18, '11 by TWUgradI am just as shocked to read responses from nurses who seem to think it would be no great ethical breech to sleep with a patient if he has "consented" and it occurs "after hours." Are you serious?!
No medical professional may have sexual relations with a patient, whether on the clock or off, whether the patient is "consenting" or not. Doing so is grounds for permanent revocation of one's license. We hear an uproar when physicians or college professors are caught doing this. It's absolutely no different for the nurse.
This nurse was completely out of line from a professional and ethical point of view. She doesn't deserve to hold a license. -
Jan 18, '11 by Noimanurse"Doing it" after hours doesn't make it any better. This man was a patient, this lady was a nurse (a professional) it was unethical. She needs punished and this needs published for more to see, which will hopefully prevent any further people from doing this. Its unethical, we are professionals. As a side note, many nurses complain that nurses are often portrayed as sex symbols willing to "relate" with male doctors...what this nurse did was to continue to set the profession of nursing back a few more years, again. -
- Jan 18, '11 by babyRN.Scenario: the RN decides that she cannot professionally take care of the patient anymore due to attraction and tells the agency that she will not take care of him. THEN having a relationship. Morality issues of his marriage status aside--how would the law look then?
I am in no way advocating, of course, but merely playing devil's advocate. Is it okay to pursue a relationship with an ex-patient?CareFully likes this. -
Jan 18, '11 by Streamline2010Quote from Spidey's mom5 YEARS??! Holy Heck. I would think that as soon as the patient/provider contract is legally terminated, both sides are free and clear to proceed with whatever. No state in the USA requires divorced people to wait 5 years before they can date or remarry. At least not that I'm aware of. Severing a nurse/patient relationship is even less complicated than divorcing.This is what we covered in the class.
The recommendation for timing in the severing of the RN/MD/DDS/PT/OT, etc., and the starting of a relationship is at least 5 years.
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steph
Aside from that, I still say that nursing as a profession is a little prudish, even by USA standards. I hardly think one nurse well past age 18 having an affair with her patient, also well past the age of 18, even if it was an illicit affair, and the guy committed suicide, is a setback to the credibility and professionalism of nurses everywhere. This story is just another blip on the evening news and it will be quickly forgotten by the general public.SilentfadesRPA and CareFully like this. - Jan 18, '11 by saduboseDeficient Knowledge of nurse/patient relationship R/T not paying attention in class. HAHA!RetRN77 and SoldierNurse22 like this.
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- Jan 18, '11 by linearthinkerI think she's getting off easy. If it were up to me she would lose her license permanently.jmira and sevensonnets like this.
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Jan 18, '11 by nursel56Quote from CareFullyNo, they concealed this from the wife. She found out by reading some back and forth on her husband's computer. The man attempted suicide after she sent him a text message saying she got "knocked up by another guy" but "wish it was u" -- okay this nurse is psychologically unfit to be a nurse as that type of behavior is actually abusive and manipulative.Sigh, I am not a fan of the idea of nurses sleeping with their patients because of professional boundaries. That being said, I am going to have to let my liberal views show a bit here. If this was a consensual relationship and the nurse was off duty then it seems like something that should merely be frowned upon. The patient was an adult, and alert & oriented...and he clearly had feelings for her (and therefore was not threatened or coerced into a relationship). I understand why the wife would be angry, and why the hospital would think it unprofessional. However, I am not sure that it is beneficial to society to revoke the license of a trained health care professional for this
Furthermore, the article makes it sound like he tried to commit suicide because of the nurse being pregnant by another man, but it seemed like this info came from the wife.
This is a hospice nurse! Her job was to support this family and ease their transition in the last few months of the guy's life. The man signed a complaint stating that they did have sexual relations during her duty hours-- why would a nurse who would cross the line sexually and lie about it to the wife suddenly be honest about that? - Guide
Jan 18, '11 by Spidey's momQuote from Streamline2010I just looked at my notes - it was at least 2 years. Sorry about that. But still . ..to sever a professional relationship can mean many things besides sex.5 YEARS??! Holy Heck. I would think that as soon as the patient/provider contract is legally terminated, both sides are free and clear to proceed with whatever. No state in the USA requires divorced people to wait 5 years before they can date or remarry. At least not that I'm aware of. Severing a nurse/patient relationship is even less complicated than divorcing.
Aside from that, I still say that nursing as a profession is a little prudish, even by USA standards. I hardly think one nurse well past age 18 having an affair with her patient, also well past the age of 18, even if it was an illicit affair, and the guy committed suicide, is a setback to the credibility and professionalism of nurses everywhere. This story is just another blip on the evening news and it will be quickly forgotten by the general public.
As a hospice nurse, I think what this woman did was truly despicable.
steph
