Just wondering...

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Hello all !! I am an aspiring nurse, and I follow a nursing page on Facebook. One day, the page posted a pic of what I'm assuming was a pediatric nurse and a little girl who was a patient. They were in the patient's room, and the little girl leaned in to give the nurse,who was female,a kiss on the lips (the caption was saying something about the bond between nurse and patient) It was sooo freakin cute but then I wondered if the nurse was even really able/allowed to do that. Are there any rules/regulations when it comes to this kind of interaction, seeing as though this was on the pediatrics floor? If you aren't allowed, how would you go about rejecting the gesture? I know the vibe in pediatrics is so much more upbeat and colorful I just wanted to know what you guys thought.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Academics.

Did it appear to be a stock photo?

ETA: Oh, you're asking about kissing on the lips, not the posting of the photo. Kissing a patient on the lips is inappropriate. A hug, yes; a pediatric patient kissing a nurse on the cheek, maybe; a kiss on the lips, no.

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I would be thoroughly disturbed if I saw a nurse kiss my child on the lips...

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Specializes in Primary Care, OR.
I would be thoroughly disturbed if I saw a nurse kiss my child on the lips...

DITTO!:no:

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Specializes in SICU, trauma, neuro.

Yeah...even if it was completely innocent (my kids have given me pecks on the lips) it's an infection risk.

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I'm thinking "stock photo," unless it's labeled as "this is me at work with my patient" or "this is my kid with her nurse in the hospital." In the first case, HIPAA violation and the nurse is screwed. In the second, parent should be better about maintaining her kid's privacy, really.

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