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Specializes in med surg.

My unit had an issue recently reg a nurse and a patient. The patient fell for the nurse and she felt the same but did nothing about it untill the patient was discharged. My question is, Is this allowed? I thought that this would go against just about any nursing borad regulations, but ive heard that because nothing happened while the patient was in the hospital that it is not "against the rule" sort to speak, Just wondering if any other more experienced nurses have ever heard of this sort of thing?

just curious, im a new nurse.

Specializes in Geriatrics.

It seems like there was a thread here about stuff like this recently....however, I didn't follow it so I don't know what others had replied.

Personally, if one is asking MY opinion...what happens off the job and out of the hospital is no one's business. I'm not against anything like that personally, but ethically overall, I'm not sure.

Maybe someone could direct you to that other thread...I seem to remember it got a lot of responses.

Sorry!

Blessings, Michelle

Specializes in med surg.

do you remember the title?

plus I see what your saying, I mean I feel the same way, as far as ethical goes, i mean if nothing happened while the patient was in the hospital and something progressed after, then is there really an ethical issue. If it was mutual and consentual, both being of capable mental ability, I would see it as two people that met in a really wierd way. I met my husband online in an online chat room before it was a popular thing to do. Today we have 3 children and are very happy, who would have thought.

Specializes in Geriatrics.

Angel: LOL about meeting your hubby...I met mine when he started working at our LTC facility as a CMT. He passed pills and I charged...that is why I strongly believe that what is done on off-time and out of the place is okay. Btw, I'm still his "charge nurse", he just thinks he runs the household! :chuckle

Blessings, Michelle

Specializes in Geriatrics.

Let me look for that thread...if I find it, I will bump it up!

Blessings, Michelle

Specializes in Geriatrics.

Angel: "The Forbidden Realm" is one of the threads...but I think there is another older one that got a lot of replies...maybe one of the mods can help out here to find it?

Blessings, Michelle

Why are your asking? This is the 2rd thread in an hour by you related to the same subject!

Specializes in med surg.

this is the first time i used this site, and I tried asking this differently and for some reason the thead was closed, I guess it seemed questionable. So I figured I needed to ask in a better way as to not give the wrong impression, I ask becaue when you are in nursing school you hear things here and there, but you never really think if it could be true, and now that I am working after graduating in March I am shocked to find out that it does happen. Also I am studying Psychology for a pre req for my BSN and the subject we are studying is reg attraction and what attracts people to eachother. i myself found my husband online, while just chatting in a community chat room and here we are 6 years later. I was curious if this is a common thing happening often or just sparingly.

but why do you ask?

Specializes in cardiac, ortho, med surg, oncology.

What two people do on their own time is their own business whether it be nurse-patient, nurse-doctor, nurse-nurse, whatever. Mind your own business and don't be part of furthering the gossip.

Specializes in med surg.

First on all i am not furthering gossip. If that is your reply then someone has a guilty mind, second of all i am asking out of curiosity. to gossip is to talk of names places and specific details, I am asking in general. Is this not a forum to ask just this type of question or only the ones that are ok by you. grow up, we are all adults here. I have read many questions regarding situation that other nurses have experienced and have wanted either advise or opinions of others. Well I am entitled just the same.:cool:

Specializes in cardiac, ortho, med surg, oncology.
First on all i am not furthering gossip. If that is your reply then someone has a guilty mind, second of all i am asking out of curiosity. to gossip is to talk of names places and specific details, I am asking in general. Is this not a forum to ask just this type of question or only the ones that are ok by you. grow up, we are all adults here. I have read many questions regarding situation that other nurses have experienced and have wanted either advise or opinions of others. Well I am entitled just the same.:cool:

My my are you judgmental. No guilt here honey. Perhaps you have judged a bit too much?! Maybe after you get some nursing under your belt you can drop the judgmental attitude because it doesn't belong in nursing.

Specializes in med surg.

judgmental, whatever. Plus im not your honey, your the one that said I was a gossip. You are being judgmental. I simply explained why I was asking. If anyone is being judgmental it is you. Why do you care what I ask, If you have no feedback regarding the subject then don't reply.

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