when you feel creeped out

[menot]

Another reason I would like to be a nurse is I love to help people, I know that sounds cliché but I'm actually really good at taking care of people, I'm nurturing and kind. But I can't stand the sleazy scumbag guy. I was wondering if a patient makes you uncomfortable can you refuse care?

[betbrennan]

This is a reply to all, you can't judge a book by its cover, staff nurses work together and tag team or co-nurse when necessary, and I try to practice what I learned my first day in nursing school, treat others like you would want to be treated or a family member treated.

[Clayface]

I work with people who have Dementia sexual innuendos are an everyday thing to me I get asked to "climb in bed to me' to things like "do you know what you could do for me" I try to laugh it off saying ther is no room for both of us in that need. If I find them a bit "creepy I tell them I'm there to look after them professionally and will not be accepting that sort of behaviour due to their illness it usually take a few reminders. Also been physically assaulted lots of times

i have never refused to treat a pt due to their behaviour if find it unprofessional

[hppygr8ful, ASN, RN, EMT-I]

Creepier than any of this are the "My wife is going to nursing school and I'm worried about all the memberes she will be seeing..." posts.

After a left L and D and went into psych - My husband asked e about the whole member thing and did I see a lot of naked men. I didn't anything he had to be envious of,,,,,,,

Hppy

[floridanurse1983]

I've had creepy patients from mild flirting, to inappropriate to violence and groping, just like the rest of us have. It comes with the territory sometimes. I can usually forgive patients stuff, and I can definitely handle it.

There's creeps everywhere.

In my job, you tell them it's inappropriate and go about your day. If it doesn't stop, it doesn't. We suck it up and do what's gotta be done.