Ever have a patient have a crush on you?

[californiaRNstudent]

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?

[shoegalRN, RN]

I did when I was working as a Nurse Intern. However, the patient was a little ole man who was 86 years old.

He was crushing on me something serious. Grabbed my hands and told me how beautiful I was while "gazing" in my eyes. Stayed on his call light. Whenever I would go to the room, he needed "help" using the urinal. And he must have been on Viagara, because he had an erection.

So, what I would do was take a CNA in the room with me when his call light would go off, which was about once every 15 minutes.

[netglow, ASN, RN]

I have not had (as a student) anyone who is not either very young or over 60 as a patient. IDKW! I do tend to have all the old men in love with me tho. :heartbeat

[S.N. Visit, BSN, RN]

Yes, I work on a psych ward

[Ebostylin]

Yes, a 40 year old cougar. This was when I was a nurses aid and I was about 25 years old. Gave me her # and told me to call her. Sadly, I didn't, but I was very tempted!

[Thankful RN,BSN]

All of the time. As long as they don't touch me. I'm fine

[ozoneranger]

I had a young paraplegic fall for me. Thanks to the facility I worked for, my first & last name were both displayed on my badge. So, he was able to get my phone # & address out of the phone book......yep, yep, yep....showed up on my doorstep after he was discharged from the hospital asking me to marry him.

I was able to help him understand 'transference' .....we're friends to this day.

[RNperdiem, RN]

I had a young man in psych who latched on to me.

He got down on his knees and bowed down worshipfully to me in front of my nursing school classmates.

He once showed me a picture of his ex-wife who left him; she looked a lot like me.

[Natkat, BSN, MSN, RN]

Yes. All the time. And believe me when I tell you I'm not all that. Don't flatter yourself. Patients get crushes on nurses for lots of reasons that have nothing to do with you. In nursing school they should be teaching you about professionalism and boundaries. That lecture will do a much better job of explaining this than I can.

[californiaRNstudent]

Of course, Natkat. I am familiar with the reasons patients act this way. That was slightly offensive. Do you actually think I am reciprocating? I was just wondering how common it is.