Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2006

Yup...see it where I work!
...............Is it my business what they do - NO, but...and I say...BUT if it affects the unit and how care is being rendered to a patient it is then everyones business!

So what are you doing about it? Finish the story. (edited for brevity)

caroladybelle, BSN, RN · Mar 12, 2006

My only comment is why is this titled "Nurse dating Doctor openly at work".

Why not " Doctor dating nurse openly at work" or "Nurse and doctor dating openly at work"?

And while she is wrong to be dating a married man, she did not make any vows "til death do us part". He did and is breaking them.

That said, I generally MYOB, until it becomes obvious to patients or interferes with care. That's what makes this a problem.

Faeriewand, ASN, RN · Mar 12, 2006

Was the OP a troll? only posted once and on a controversial topic. Makes me wonder. We really didn't get enough information either.

The older I get the less I judge so don't have much to say on the subject.

Enjoyed reading all of Tweety's posts though. :)

castle · Mar 13, 2006

This is way it bothers me so much. They refer to each as husband and wife. ( Be nice to my wife she doesn't feel well). Or do you want me to tell my husband to bring us food. After he makes those comments we always tell him that his wife is at home and he says you know i mean this wife. He comes to see every day she work even on his day off. He eats lunch with her every day and usually they drink out of the same cup. Our unit is very small and this gets notice. They don't have long passionate kisses but they always greet each with a kiss and hug. Maybe its just a game to them but it has got on our nerves.

Tweety, BSN, RN · Mar 13, 2006

Maybe its just a game to them but it has got on our nerves.

If it's just getting on your nerves then it sounds like you might be able to ignore them and not have it affect your job. Lots of people I work with get on my nerves. :)

But I still think you can tell them that it's unprofessional and not appreciated.

lady_jezebel · Mar 13, 2006

I really don't think it's your business. If she wants to talk about it, just tell her flat out that you think it's inappropriate & don't want to hear her jabber; but otherwise, who really cares? You're there to take care of patients & do your job, not to judge the personal lives of coworkers.

bth44 · Mar 13, 2006

I would be afraid to get cozy with docs, they never use BSI. They are walking germ repositories, esp the surgeons.

HAAAH! I thought I was the only one who noticed!!

angelique777 · Mar 13, 2006

I think its nobody business what people do in there private lives ..........nobody knows what is going on in these people lives and why they are involved with each other..........people should just do there jobs and stop paying so much attention to other people ....I find it horrible that some one would take the time out of there day to report stuff that actually has nothing to do with them..........do people have nothing better to do with there lives ...........are people so unoccupied that they need to invest there time this way..........it boggles my mind as to what people invest there time noticing................patient say a lot of stuff............if I walk in together with another male nurse or a another employee around my age and we look nice together they will say something ......even if I never saw the person before.........they just like to joke around or have something to talk about..........people need to occupy themselves with there own lives and really leave other people alone.........nursing keep me pretty occupied the fact that people occupy themselves with this nonsense is beyond me

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Mar 13, 2006

Well, this is really not private when they are parading it at work.

And if my pts. are asking about it, it just became my business and my problem. That's when i would care.

mismissy69 · Mar 14, 2006

You know,
I find it funny that the staff is worried about the love life of a Doc and Nurse. I can think of about a 10 more pressing things than if the doc is getting any!! It is no one's business. Now... get back to work...LOL

yes I agree

tomskm · Mar 17, 2006

I believe if it doesnt affect the quality of their work, who cares :uhoh21: ! Wife or no wife !!!

steelcityrn, RN · Mar 17, 2006

In the situations I have been exposed to, with a nurse dating a physician, it would depend on the person's character how it would effect the hospital. It would either end fairly ugly, with all the rumors attached, or they would fall madly in love and the nurse would sort of ride off in the sunset, off to bigger things.