Nurses dating Doctors??

[Rn2bKatie]

i have heard the hospital I work for is instituting a specific no tolerance policy for nurses dating doctors within the same departments etc. Im just wondering if there are other policies like this in other hospitals specifically aimed at nurses and MDs? I havent seen this in writing yet but I personally feel the policy should include every employee? Anyone heard of this?

[ZZTopRN, BSN, RN]

So the complaint is inappropriate behavior between nurses and doctors on the job? I haven't seen any of this, and I agree it should not be allowed, but what is wrong with dating outside the hospital as long as the parties involved keep it out of the workplace?

[orangepink, NP]

Most people think that marrying a doctor would make their lives better. To them, it's like hitting the jackpot and some people tend to flaunt their so-called elevated social status.

Heck, my former charge nurse's brother-in-law is a neurosurgeon and she name drops most of the time. Like, who cares anyway?!?! When I meet people like her or nurses who marry doctors just for the prestige and/or money, I feel sorry for the doctor because everyone deserves true love.

[Blackheartednurse]

Most people think that marrying a doctor would make their lives better. To them, it's like hitting the jackpot and some people tend to flaunt their so-called elevated social status.

Heck, my former charge nurse's brother-in-law is a neurosurgeon and she name drops most of the time. Like, who cares anyway?!?! When I meet people like her or nurses who marry doctors just for the prestige and/or money, I feel sorry for the doctor because everyone deserves true love.

Feeling sorry for the doctor,LOL,I'm sure he knows she loves his money and prestige.

[lkwashington]

Listen to this....I know a MD dating at least two nurses at my facility and guess what his wife works there also. I think nurses and MD dating is not a problem because other non nursing/md staff dates. Is that a problem? I feel as long everyone is professional at all times with the situation it should not be a problem. But we all know some people are going to do what they want to do.

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

I couldn't care less who dates who, unless they are your direct manager... then we have a problem. Really everyone is too wrapped up in each others business, and then there are the cases when people flaunt their relationships.. I try my best to keep out of all of it.

[Zookeeper3]

we have no policy against this, but I'm in NC, your state or local issues may have come across situations where the risk management department felt this necessary.

on a personal note, while wonderfully happy with my engineering husband... would never ever look at a doc, that was gone over 60 hours a week plus call, had massive debt and I needed to teach them everything about taking care of a patient... it would spill over to our "personal and private lives".

I say let the idiots have at their rabbit behavior, get out of their bedroom and let them deal with the consequences.

personally, yuck! never ever been interested.

[laynaER]

Didn't read through all the posts so forgive me if I'm repeating what's been said already but I think the policy should ban workplace relationships between anyone on the same unit. Period. The last place I worked, the whole company had a policy against dating coworkers. Sure, there were people who broke that rule but that's on them. You don't poo where you eat. It's just not a good idea and unprofessional to date someone that you work with. It creates a conflict of interest and when things go sour, it could be difficult to continue to do your job effectively.

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

We have a nurse that's married to one of the retired surgeons, and she refers to all of the current surgeons by their first names at work. Really, i don't think it's right either, she's actually the only one nurse that does that, and i think it's because of who she's married to.

As a note, exactly what is wrong with calling MDs by their first names - is that not what they use when speaking to us?

I don't care who/what gender/what color/what religion that you are dating - as long as it does not interfere with work!!!! This also means that, no chitchatting about sexual habits, TMI during lunch in the combined coworkers lounge while we are trying to eat in peace. By the same token, if there are other than your closest buds there - I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR REPEATED STORIES ABOUT YOUR CHILD"S BOWEL HABITS, EATING ISSUES, YOUR SPOUSE'S member ISSUES, YOUR NEW BREAST IMPLANTS, AND YOUR ASISTED CONCEPTION TRIALS.

When this starts to interfere with work, then I have a problem. There are some individuals out there that are so dysfunctional IN ANY RELATIONSHIP, and others that date coworkers discretely under our noses and you wouldn't know it - I prefer the latter.