july 8, 2005 -- today thesun (u.k.) ran a short, unsigned piece reporting that a group of nurses is calling for a young cardiac nurse to be "struck off" the list of licensed nurses by the nurses and midwifery council because she appeared to have had "unsafe sex" during a "boozy orgy" on the u.k. reality show "big brother." this situation raises interesting issues about nurses' professional obligations away from their main work settings, including any duties to model responsible public health conduct or conform to a particular moral code....
When they decide to revoke licenses' for attorneys/politicians who have horrible sexual morals with certain young women/men in their workforce and revoke physicians' licenses for same, then maybe, the nurse can be included in this little cliche'.
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Well, working too many hours, missing meals, delaying bathroom breaks, and working in a stressful environment are not healthy. So, if licensure were dependent on perfect health practices, we'd all be out of work.
Would there be an exception for unhealthy nurse behaviors which benefit our employers?
Actually, it has never been confirmed that the NMC has struck her off and to be honest, given the time frame between the programme and the statement, I'd sincerely doubt it.
From what I understand, she quit her job to go on Big Brother and as a result, breached her visa regulations - since she had come to the UK on a working permit as a nurse.
Therefore, she is now being deported, pending appeal.
As for the person in question in the original post? Well, sorry, but THAT'S not keeping your personal life private. And quite honestly, to act like that on national TV, i don't care what you do for a living, is tacky. If she gets fired, i wouldn't be a bit surprised.
i agree she could be fired because of clauses in employee handbooks about proper conduct and representation of the employer. This is particularly true if where she works is well known, however her license should not be in any danger unless she is violating her nurse practice act.
Well, working too many hours, missing meals, delaying bathroom breaks, and working in a stressful environment are not healthy. So, if licensure were dependent on perfect health practices, we'd all be out of work.
Would there be an exception for unhealthy nurse behaviors which benefit our employers?
Oh, that's good. Also, why not say that a hospital administrator whose staff works in the above conditions can not administrate anymore? They are obviously not "modeling healthy behavior choices".
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