Nurse dating patient

​Applying the principles to practice​​

Dating a nurse is like dating a secret agent. If you want to find out what dating a nurse is like, this article is for you. Dating a nurse means embracing their erratic schedule — think night shifts , extra hours, and unexpected per diem assignments. Understanding and accommodating their unpredictable work life is essential. If you are a fan of spontaneous trips and unexpected romantic gestures, be ready to trade that in for well-planned date nights. Nurses are trained to stay calm, and humor is a valuable tool in tense scenarios. Nurses sometimes skillfully use the healing power of humor in emergencies. You might have supportive friends, but nurses take it to another level.

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Finding a patient attractive is not a boundary violation. However, acting on feelings of attraction is not acceptable. Being self-reflective is one way to help nurses maintain appropriate boundaries. Once a nurse is aware of their feelings they must ensure they manage them professionally. Employers play a role in supporting nurses and ensuring staff understand their accountabilities related to professional boundaries and by also raising patient awareness of acceptable behaviour. Miranda is a nurse working the night shift in the emergency department of a busy urban hospital. One evening she provides care for a patient who came in with a fracture.

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Dear Nurse Beth, I'm wanting to date a former patient. He was never my patient, just there while I was on duty

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I’m Falling in Love With My Patient — Now What?

Do you ever get hit on at work? Throughout my years as a nurse practitioner it has happened to me a time or two. Typically, the gesture comes in the form of an inappropriate comment which I choose to ignore or express distaste at depending on the situation. Once, a patient even went so far as to deliver a note asking me on a date to the front desk of the walk-in clinic where I was working at the time. Given the nature of the nurse practitioner-patient relationship, crossing professional boundaries can lead to some sticky interpersonal, not to mention legal, situations.

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