Help! Being stalked by a resident!!!

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So, I get out of work last night, and there's a text from a number I don't know. The person spelled my name wrong, which I find odd, but I brush it off..no biggie.

So today I'm in a room, and I get a call from my charge nurse. S, please come talk to me at the front desk as soon as you can. Apparently someone called and was like, "This is a resident. I need S's phone number." Luckily my charge nurse, said, "uhhh...there is no number." and hung up. Too weird and embarrassing.

Later, I'm getting some chapstick out of my locker, and there's a new text message from the unknown number. It is longer, etc, and then, has a name. Of course, this isn't the MD's given name, but nickname. So, I go to charge and explain who this might be.

I met this guy last week while he was rounding, and he was cute and friendly, but I got red flags right away. Every time he saw me, he would address me repeatedly by my first name. Like, S, how are you doing. Oh S, the pt in 28 requires 2 U PRBCs. S, Can you order them. It just struck me as odd..but I brushed him off as an eager resident trying to be friendly.

What concerns me now is, how did he get my cell phone number? Did he go in our private personnel/floor phone book and write it down? Creepy!

Specializes in Pedatrics, Child Protection.

Sounds like things are all tidied up. Being direct is usually the best choice.

For those posters who have had experiences with true stalking...I can see where you're coming from in your responses. Seems like this OP may have meant "stalking" in a different sense...perhaps "pestering" or "constantly texting me" would have been clearer.

Hopefully Dr. Txt got the point.

Specializes in LTC, Homecare Peds/Adult, Psych, Detox.

Not bitter anymore. Got a new hubby of almost 4 yrs & starting a new Union LPN Job at a Detox Ctr. on Dec 2nd Life goes on... Keep on Nursing!!! :nurse:

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