We've had a few threads recently about whether or not it's acceptable to date patients. (former patients, hopefully )
My question is regarding an RN and a doctor. I met a doctor for the first time on Friday and I can't stop thinking about him. It's embarrassing, really. He and I had several conversations regarding a patient for whom he had been consulted. He is a heme/oncology resident, and my pt had been diagnosed with lymphoma. He's new to our facility, and he's a wonderful, caring doctor with an obvious passion for his work and the patients he cares for.
Our conversations began with the patient, and ended on a more personal level. We talked about our ages, (he's 7 years my junior), kids, both of us being single, etc etc. I'm not kidding you when I tell you that at one point during one conversation, I felt the incredible urge to lean over and kiss him, full on! I've never felt this way about anyone.
Would it be wrong for me to DO something like ask him out for a drink? I don't know how to handle this, I just know that I won't be seeing him much as we don't often have reason to consult his team on my PCU. I really don't want to be rejected, but I get the feeling that I wouldn't be. I wonder if he's thinking the same thing... I just don't know, and I'd hate to think that I allowed this "opportunity" for what could be a fantastic relationship to go nowhere if I do nothing.
Oh leslasic.......babe, talk to the man!!! He sounds like he is feelin the same as you babe..GO FOR IT!!! let us oldies know how it goes..(by us oldies, I mean me, and those like me, 23 yrs and counting!!) Good luck, btw, I dont think you will need luck...the guy is so into You already!:monkeydance:
I maintain that with any physician, coffee and a conversation is a nice bit of insight, but the way to really judge his character is to call him at 3 am for orders when the patient's situation isn't an all-out emergency. You know, the kind where he has to wake up a bit and think. In other words, does he treat the other nurses as nicely as he would someone he's interested in?
I had a HUGE crush on the PA that came to work a clinic in the place where I work. I hinted, he hinted....then two months later, I asked to be assigned to him during his derm surg clinic (he is Brilliant)(sigh)... SO far, I can't get my nerve up to go further than our working relationship.
He makes my heart POUND and my palms sweaty. Soooo.. this weekend, I am going to invite him for dinner.
Whimsie!!! I can't wait to hear how this turns out!!
Please, be sure to post here on this thread to let us all know what happens!!
I'm planning on paging the doc in question today and feeding him my line. I've never had "a line" before!! AAACK!!
Ok, so I got up the nerve at around 2045 to page the doc. He called right back, I'm sure expecting some doctoring related question. HAHA!
I forgot my "line", so I just came out and asked him if he was on call tonight. He said he was, and I said "that's too bad"! He said "why, what's wrong?" I said, "oh, I am leaving the hospital soon, and I was wondering if you'd like to go have a drink tonight." He replied by telling me that he is on call this week, but not NEXT WEEK! He said we'd get together next week while he's off call.
I was breathless! My heart was pounding a million miles an hour, and I just said "well, you know where to find me..". I don't even remember what he said after that!!!
Ahhh. So now it's a wait and see game. If he doesn't get in touch with me, I'll have to try the "consult" routine to see if that'll work. I just hope he follows up with me so I don't have to remind him.
Again, he doesn't have much call to be on my floor, so it just might take me reminding him. Would that be a bad thing?
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He said we'd get together next week while he's off call. 
:yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap:all my bits are crossed for you!
danissa, LPN, LVN
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Oh leslasic.......babe, talk to the man!!! He sounds like he is feelin the same as you babe..GO FOR IT!!! let us oldies know how it goes..(by us oldies, I mean me, and those like me, 23 yrs and counting!!) Good luck, btw, I dont think you will need luck...the guy is so into You already!:monkeydance: