Is it OK to date a patient?
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wrote on 18 Mar 2023, 23:37 last edited by
I get these "physician surveys" every now and then. This one was primarily concerned with ethics. Among the questions was this:
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wrote on 18 Mar 2023, 23:38 last edited by Mik
Well, they get into those stirrups voluntarily, so I’d say yes.
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wrote on 18 Mar 2023, 23:49 last edited by
@Mik said in Is it OK to date a patient?:
Well, they get into those stirrups voluntarily, so I’d say yes.
Actually, this was a survey of cardiologists.
I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere.
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 00:08 last edited by
Well then, they’re already heartbroken, so still a yes.
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 01:41 last edited by
6 months seems a little long…
How long have they been dead?
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 01:44 last edited by Mik
If it’s cardiologists, I think the likelihood of blossoming romance is pretty slim. Ever seen a cardio waiting room?
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 01:47 last edited by
What struck me is the rather arbitrary "It's OK" timeframe.
What makes it not OK at less than 6 months? What's different in two years?
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What struck me is the rather arbitrary "It's OK" timeframe.
What makes it not OK at less than 6 months? What's different in two years?
wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 01:52 last edited by@George-K said in Is it OK to date a patient?:
What struck me is the rather arbitrary "It's OK" timeframe.
What makes it not OK at less than 6 months? What's different in two years?
The position of power?
I don’t completely get that…
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 02:23 last edited by
The comedy potential here is being wasted. Get busy.
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 23:33 last edited by Aqua Letifer
@Mik said in Is it OK to date a patient?:
The comedy potential here is being wasted. Get busy.
How? It's not a funny situation at all. Emotional complications, ethical quandaries, basing an entire relationship on false pretenses... no good can come of it.
You date a patient, you're fucked.
(Neener.)
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wrote on 19 Mar 2023, 23:43 last edited by
It’s so good to have friends you can count on.
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wrote on 20 Mar 2023, 00:13 last edited by
Guy I went to medical school with not only dated a patient, he had a baby with her...while he was married to someone else.
He's an OB, by the way....
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wrote on 20 Mar 2023, 00:51 last edited by
As I said above…..