Ethical Issues

JKL33 · May 27, 2020

On 5/27/2020 at 11:16 AM, RN2020scm said:
Can a healthcare employer fire someone for what they do outside of their career as a nurse???

Yes. Or any reason they want to if an at-will employment situation.

On 5/27/2020 at 11:16 AM, RN2020scm said:
I know we are pillars in the community

No we aren't.

On 5/27/2020 at 11:16 AM, RN2020scm said:
& are held to a high standard

Losing her job over it would be related to healthcare employer business preferences. If the issue happens to be something that others might believe is related to a moral standard that's a coincidence.

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · May 27, 2020

She could lose her position, maybe even her license. It depends on the powers that be and how they interpret the situation.

KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN · May 27, 2020

Unless the nurse in question practices in the state where her out-of-work activities between two responsible adults are prohibited by law, she doesn't do anything illegal. Her license cannot be affected by these actions or se. She can be fired for doing this, or anything else, or for doing her job as perfectly as possible.

I strongly advise the OP to mind her own business however "unethical" it all might sound for her. The nurse in question can lose her job and be reported to Boards, but interference with legally permitted activities of an adult responsible person in this country is one of the sure ways to get involved in a lawsuit and lose it.

Wuzzie · May 27, 2020

3 hours ago, RN2020scm said:
I know we are pillars in the community

If this is true our community is in really big trouble.?

egg122 NP, MSN, APRN · May 27, 2020

Who cares? Leave the person alone. It is her private life.

toomuchbaloney · May 27, 2020

Why should nurses be held to higher personal and ethical standards than the most powerful people in the country?

lifelearningrn, BSN, RN · May 27, 2020

4 hours ago, caliotter3 said:

Deleted since point was made by previous poster.

KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN · May 27, 2020

BTW, "moral turpitude" clause which might interest Boards is usually something on the level of being closely investigated by children/elderly/animal Protection Services, petty crimes like shoplifting, embezzlement, etc. It all has nothing to do with activities which anyone can legally be involved as a private person.

I was once reported to Boards due to "suspicion in being in the USA illegally". It ended up badly not for me but for headless manager who did it because "the patient just wanted to know" and also for that patient, but only due to the fact that he was literally too stupid to stay alive and out of trouble.

RN2020scm · May 28, 2020

22 hours ago, Wuzzie said:
If this is true our community is in really big trouble.?

My nursing instructors always tell us we're held to a high standard & we're pillars in the community. ??‍♀️

RN2020scm · May 28, 2020

22 hours ago, egg122 NP said:
Who cares? Leave the person alone. It is her private life.

I care because I want to be educated in these areas. What you don't know CAN HURT YOU! ?? & I'm not bothering her but there is a miserable person on facebook who is trying to get her fired & my curiosity peaked.

Wuzzie · May 28, 2020

4 minutes ago, RN2020scm said:
My nursing instructors always tell us we're held to a high standard & we're pillars in the community. ??‍♀️

Your nursing instructor is just trying to scare you. Nurses are just normal people.

KatieMI, BSN, MSN, RN · May 28, 2020

4 minutes ago, RN2020scm said:
My nursing instructors always tell us we're held to a high standard & we're pillars in the community. ??‍♀️

That was in school and long ago. Now you are in real world where the law and order are the same for everyone and your freedom ends right where every others' freedom begins.