Working as a stripper AND a nurse

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Hello everyone. I was wondering, is it detrimental to my job as an RN if I am also stripping on the side for additional money? Can I be fired for this? I know there are morality issues (for some) and such with this, but is it legally wrong? I live in southern California by the way. The salary as I make as a stripper is far greater than any nursing job out there. The reason I'm also working as a nurse is for the benefits, retirement, and job security when I'm older and can no longer strip.

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I am pretty sure this is the couple I talked about earlier in this thread that I saw on some show like 20/20 or Dateline. Unless there's another RN couple in Phoenix who ran a Media site featuring themselves and got fired over it, then did a ton of media interviews. :rolleyes:

I'm pretty sure I remember from the 20/20 or Dateline show that the couple lost all their appeals.

This is nurses reported in earlier post--- PA licenses revoked per licensure website today.

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You might say, "well I make sure to strip 20 miles away from where I work so that no one recognizes me" but honestly, --- one day it will happen ---- and let's just hope that it's merely an awkward moment and nothing more. And in the event that something inappropriate or dangerous DID happen, would the money you made be worth it?

i'm thinking that while a nurse may work 20 miles away to escape recognition, that patrons would also likely go to establishments 20 miles away, so they're not recognized.

funny how these things work out.

it's a small world, afterall.

leslie

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Well, let me be honest... I personally would never consider it. Your patients come from all walks of life and from near and far. So do your patrons at the place that you strip, and that could prove to be a dangerous combination.

Suppose a patient (who had previously been a patron of your club) recognized you when you were working as a nurse. On countless occasions I've been propositioned by my male patients, let alone if they knew what I looked like without any clothes on. That could, honestly, be dangerous.

I'm not going to ridicule your decision to do this, but I think others would agree that you could be putting yourself in an integrity connundrum in addition to placing yourself in more danger than just being a "pretty nurse".

You might say, "well I make sure to strip 20 miles away from where I work so that no one recognizes me" but honestly, --- one day it will happen ---- and let's just hope that it's merely an awkward moment and nothing more. And in the event that something inappropriate or dangerous DID happen, would the money you made be worth it?

You know - that is the truth . . . my husband and I ran into a man cheating on his wife in a town 3 hours from here. Twice in the same day . . once in a restaurant and then later at the mall.

And he ran into a friend years before that in Tahoe - with someone other than his wife.

It happens.

steph

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I considered opening a club once. The people I knew (a few former dancers and a couple bartenders) said the drugs/prostetution pretty much goes on whether you want it there or not.

One bartender said the biggest problem is agency dancers. No matter how well you screen your dancers and keep the funny stuff out, eventually you have to call in agency dancers to cover unfilled spots. He said the agency dancers were the ones who lived the lifestyle a lot of people are describing in here......the drugs, going home on dates with customers etc..........

And much like the concern for losing ones nursing job for stripping, there is a good chance of losing ones job when ones club employer finds out about such activity.

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You know - that is the truth . . . my husband and I ran into a man cheating on his wife in a town 3 hours from here. Twice in the same day . . once in a restaurant and then later at the mall.

And he ran into a friend years before that in Tahoe - with someone other than his wife.

It happens.

steph

He was having sexual relations in a mall and a restaurant? Wow.

Do you know for sure that he was cheating? Not everyone who is in public with someone other than their spouse is screwing them....

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And much like the concern for losing ones nursing job for stripping, there is a good chance of losing ones job when ones club employer finds out about such activity.

Eh, not the impression I was given by my sources. The point they were trying to make to me was.........Every club owner (well, most anyway) goes into it thinking they are going to be the ones who can run it and keep it clean/legal. It gets to be too overwhelming. Its not really possible. Sure, you can fire the people who drag unwanted habbits/lifesyles into your place. Eventually though, you will find yourself having to decide between going without any dancers or letting the ones you know gets too friendly or has a cocaine habbit perform for the night.

Thats the point they were trying to make to me anyway. That, regardless of how vigalent you are as the owner, the club lifestyle takes over eventually.

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he was having sexual relations in a mall and a restaurant? wow.

do you know for sure that he was cheating? not everyone who is in public with someone other than their spouse is screwing them....

i worded that wrong, didn't i?. :D

i guess unless you videotaped them actually "doing it" :eek: then you couldn't know for certain . . but . .. . . . are you one of those guys who argues about the meaning of "is"? ;)

well, in the restaurant they were sitting close together, kissing and stuff. when he saw us, he looked panicked and they got up to leave. after we ate, we went to the mall and were in a store walking and came face to face with them again - he grabbed her, turned and took off quickly.

sometimes you can "guestimate" . . . ;)

(plus, later he left his wife for her and so did the other guy my husband saw years before - that guy was our local sheriff)

my point was . . . .this is a smaller world than you think and you cannot trust that no one will find out.

steph

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i was a dancer for a while...just for the extra cash, it was fun and exciting seeing my regular customers but after a while...it can grind on you..

i learned a lot of cool tricks, met some awesome people (many more sketch ones), never gave into the drugs and kept my head high.

the one bad thing it did was get me addicted to high heels.

have fun and be SAFE!

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quote"The reason I'm also working as a nurse is for the benefits, retirement, and job security when I'm older and can no longer strip."end quote

It seems to me that if that's the only reason you're working as a nurse you may have gotten into this profession for some pretty bad reasons.You could get benefits,retirement and job security at many jobs where people won't have to depend on you to take care of them when they are at there weakest and most vulnerable.I've worked with nurses who were there only for these reasons and you could tell by how they reacted to their pts,their hearts weren't in it and their minds were not usually on what they were doing.

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Eh, not the impression I was given by my sources. The point they were trying to make to me was.........Every club owner (well, most anyway) goes into it thinking they are going to be the ones who can run it and keep it clean/legal. It gets to be too overwhelming. Its not really possible. Sure, you can fire the people who drag unwanted habbits/lifesyles into your place. Eventually though, you will find yourself having to decide between going without any dancers or letting the ones you know gets too friendly or has a cocaine habbit perform for the night.

Thats the point they were trying to make to me anyway. That, regardless of how vigalent you are as the owner, the club lifestyle takes over eventually.

That's OK- I'm convinced it's a regional thing. I've talked to dancers from all over the country- and I've heard different stories from all of them. Alot does depend on where the club is located, what sort of club and clientelle patron it etc. around here you get alot of upper middle class office guys and the girls have to keep bottoms on. You also have girls who have alot less tolerance for "the lifestyle" because they dance for different reasons. Mainly around here you have alot of college girls because the hours and the money are good and a good fit with class schedules. *shrugs* I just think you're basing your entire opinion based on "your sources"- which is OK- so long as you realize that others have "sources" too- and said sources don't always agree :) That's why I don't disagree that it happens- I'm sure it does- I'm just saying- it's not a given.

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Well- I'm not a guy, so... no :)

Yeah- some things are pretty obvious.. ;) I'm just sayin- be careful of assumptions- they can come back to bite you in the rear... Awhile back one of my friends saw someone else from our circle of friends out and about with a guy that wasn't her husband- the rumor mill got crankin- and it turns out- it was actually her biological brother. The friend had seen them hugging in the parking lot- for a long time... Turns out- they had just met and it was a touching emotional moment between siblings. :) Now- sure- sucking face and groping in the lot would have told a different story LOL! But- just saying- sometimes people see something and read WAY too much into it :) I think the gossip hounds need to be careful of that sort of thing (gossip in the workplace and elsewhere can also get you into alot of trouble... ;) )

I worded that wrong, didn't I?. :D

I guess unless you videotaped them actually "doing it" :eek: then you couldn't know for certain . . but . .. . . . are you one of those guys who argues about the meaning of "is"? ;)

Well, in the restaurant they were sitting close together, kissing and stuff. When he saw us, he looked panicked and they got up to leave. After we ate, we went to the mall and were in a store walking and came face to face with them again - he grabbed her, turned and took off quickly.

Sometimes you can "guestimate" . . . ;)

(Plus, later he left his wife for her and so did the other guy my husband saw years before - that guy was our local sheriff)

My point was . . . .this is a smaller world than you think and you cannot trust that no one will find out.

steph

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It seems to me that if that's the only reason you're working as a nurse you may have gotten into this profession for some pretty bad reasons.You could get benefits,retirement and job security at many jobs where people won't have to depend on you to take care of them when they are at there weakest and most vulnerable.I've worked with nurses who were there only for these reasons and you could tell by how they reacted to their pts,their hearts weren't in it and their minds were not usually on what they were doing.

I haven't read the entire thread, but I don't think anything she said in the quote you posted indicates she is not a caring nurse. She never said that is the ONLY reason she is in nursing. I get weary of the constant "you are a nurse for the wrong reasons while my reasons are right" theme.

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