When your ex or their mistress/lover is the patient?

[CaffeinePOQ4HPRN]

Have any of you Nurses had this happen to you? Imagine the relationship ended very badly (ex. your ex cheated/was a narcissist/abusive) and then he/she (or their mistress/ lover) is admitted to your unit and assigned to you... because the universe has a unique sense of humor!

Anyways... (regardless of whether it had been 12 > or

[LadysSolo]

Okay, Caffeine, I now have read your second post and see your situation is not just taking care of someone you know, and you are actually in danger. DON'T DO IT!!! Get away!!

[222mom222]

This happened to me too. My coworkers/supervisor/Security/hospital lawyer protected me and made sure I did not know until he was discharged.

There is a restraining order in effect against him.

[CSnyder823]

I was under the understanding that it would be unethical NOT to ask for an assignment change...

[sherri64]

Here's the thing about your strategy though... The college of nurses's registry is public. It is also readily accessible to anyone who wants to search for you. So, even if a nurse moved or changed their place of employment it wouldn't make a difference because we're still required to update this info. with the college... sick individuals would still be able to go online, type in a nurse's name, find out where you work and sadly misuse this information to make their stalking relatively effortless.

It just reminds me of incidents like these:

[*=1]Slain Windsor nurse often harrassed by doctor, colleague testifies - Toronto - CBC News
[*=1]Stalker left nurse so terrified she will not allow her children to have surnames on the back of their sports shirts

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It is so sad that life has come to this type of behavior. There are more and more incidents of nurses and others being shot, beaten, and otherwise abused by patients, often of whom they know. In addition, angry relatives have been known to come in and try (and some succeed) in taking out those who they feel caused the demise of their loved ones. Hospitals, ED's especially, need to be well prepared for active aggressive acts including shootings. I've seen many reports of such from across the country and it is so unfortunate.

[CaffeinePOQ4HPRN, BSN, MSN, LPN, RN]

It is so sad that life has come to this type of behavior. There are more and more incidents of nurses and others being shot, beaten, and otherwise abused by patients, often of whom they know. In addition, angry relatives have been known to come in and try (and some succeed) in taking out those who they feel caused the demise of their loved ones. Hospitals, ED's especially, need to be well prepared for active aggressive acts including shootings. I've seen many reports of such from across the country and it is so unfortunate.

Basically I am being stalked and it's a tricky situation to navigate, especially since a healthcare facility can't turn someone away for feigning illness and we don't always know when the individual(s) might show up or what pseudonym/name he/she might use. My attempts to create literal distance (i.e. moving and changing facilities) haven't resolved the issue. It's a living nightmare and I am beyond exhausted, and I wonder if it will ever escalate one day. I wish I could just disappear. I am so tired. I just want to be left alone. Personally, if I could afford to I would happily skip the country and never come back.

Thank you to everyone who commented, contributed their thoughts. Sadly, I've lost hope that this situation will get better.