Ever have a patient have a crush on you?

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I'm a nursing student and have been taking care of a male patient my age acts bashful of any health questions I ask (turns red) and also acts tad flirtaceous (thankfully nothing personal) just innocent teasing and joking around at times. He's on the cardiac floor and thankfully, I don't have to exam him in any personal areas! A girl's intuition can often tell when someone has a "crush" or whatever it is. He is not inappropriate in any way but thee is just an awkwardness at times.

Any of you experience this?

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Are you sure he has a crush on you? Some people are just flirtatious by nature. My husband was convinced my doctor had a crush on me but no, he doesn't. He's happily married and that's just his personality.

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Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

Yes and I have been stalked by a patient.

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Specializes in AA&I, research,peds, radiation oncology.

Sure, all the time. I work in radiation oncology with majority prostate patients. They're older and I guess are trying to reassure themselves that they're still manly!!!:cheers: So, I:D guess not a crush but flirting!! No harm done!!

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Twice, both LTC residents. MR women with sexually inappropriate behaviors. They love me.

:)

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Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

I got asked out on a date once by a male stripper. Does that count?

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

a couple of times i've had patients with crushes on me. one stalked me, hanging out in the enormous oak tree outside my bedroom window for weeks. i called the police, who didn't take it seriously. finally, my father came to spend the weekend with me, and spent most of it sitting in my bedroom cleaning his rifles and shotguns and peering at my stalker through the rifle scope . . .

another patient stalked me mostly at work. my manager's answer to this man's crush on me was to have me floated out of the unit every day -- until the patient started calling around to all the other units in the hospital and asking for me. it was awful. i was ever so relieved when the patient was discharged and presumably went back to his home across the state. no more patients with crushes is one of the perks of getting older and fatter!

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I was 18 working as a tech in a hospital when I was floated to the peds unit. There was a kid who was 17 there, being visited by his friend who I am assuming was the same age, and the visitor tried to get my number and a date. Weird....

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