Medical Malpractice

Tell me why my crush is wrong..?

Ok I'm an HCA at my local hospital and have a crush on a patient. His case is simple, I change his bedlinen and check his vital signs and that's about all I do clinically for him. Every time I go in his room we have a great, relaxed and interesting conversation and I can't help but find him attractive in pretty much every way! I know it's not right for people to do anything on the ward (!!) but don't understand why we can't meet up outside of work (especially if I've given him my details and thus can't be suspected of taking them off file without permission etc) or why people have such an aversion to this kind of situation! Please advise

Public Comments

1. You can't please all of the people all of the time, so don't try. As long as you aren't doing anything that would be considered unethical, I don't see the harm. If he is interested in contacting you after his release from the hospital, I see nothing wrong with that. Just make sure that you arrange it (providing him with the information on how to contact you) so that HE is contacting YOU, and not the other way around...that will at least appease some of the busy bodies who have decided they are the ones who should decide what is right and what is not!