Is this considered nepotism?

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Scenario: Bob applies for a job at a unit where his brother's fiance, Sue, is a staff nurse. Large unit of about 100 staff nurses so it is not likely that they will ever work together anyway. Both Bob and Sue will be staff nurses, no supervisory or management role. When the Bob's brother and Sue marry, will this be considered nepotism now that the bob and sue are sister-in-law and brother-in-law working on the same unit? Do you think this would be cause for not hiring Bob?

Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

When i started my job my sister also worked on the same floor.She is an RN and I am an RPN so sometimes she was the charge on the same shift as me but it was no problem.

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

i don't see a problem. i've worked with my husband on the same unit in three hospitals. currently i work with one set of spouses, two sets of 20-somethings dating, a pair of gay men who are partners (although that isn't widely known), a set of sisters and twin brothers who you can only tell apart because their wedding rings are different. my husband works on another team but comes by to work with our patients regularly.

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the spouses working together, was frowned upon......since they couldnt be forced to testify against each other in a law suit.....this has been changed?

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Specializes in Cath Lab, OR, CPHN/SN, ER.

No, it is not a problem. It would be a problem if one were in a management position (even charge).

My husband is a nurse, but we do not work on the same unit. We'd fight. :lol2:

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Specializes in school nursing, ortho, trauma.

i don;t see an issue either. At worst this could be considered putting in a good word for someone.

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Specializes in mental health; hangover remedies.

Not hiring somweone on that basis is discrimination. Their (potential) relationship with other staff in non-managerial positions has absolutely no bearing on their ability to carry out the job and even if they were siamese twins there is no way to suggest the fiancee is able to engender any favouratism in the hiring process.

If they are suggesting this then they are more saying that their managers are corrupt.

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