I'm a physician in the ER. How do I ask the patient I am treating if she would like to come by my house later?...without sounding like I do this to every patient I treat who looks cute?...and without sounding like I am unprofessional? I have let at least 2 TENS slip past me because I wasn't sure how to handle the situation.
I am sure this can relate to all careers in some way...so how do you interact with the opposite sex in the one place where you aren't supposed to?
F*** professionalism. You're a doctor. You can do whatever the hell you want and F*** whoever the hell you want.
Ask them out for a date.
Ask her if she has ever seen a cockasaurus and then go from there.
Being inquisitive about science is rarely perceived as inappropriate.
I'm not sure if this is a trolling attempt, but it's hard to believe that you can't find a pretty clear answer from a medical ethics board. In the legal profession, the rules vary from state to state, but in my state, a sexual relationship between attorney and client -- with extremely limited exceptions (such as an attorney who is also representing his or her spouse) is presumptively unethical and likely to get you suspended from the practice of law.
I doubt that the rules for M.D.s are much more lenient, although I can certainly think of some specialties, such as psychiatry, in which severe discipline is more obviously appropriate than in others. At the very least, it seems highly unprofessional for an ER doc to seriously consider doing such a thing.
Avocados Number wrote:.
I doubt that the rules for M.D.s are much more lenient, although I can certainly think of some specialties, such as psychiatry, in which severe discipline is more obviously appropriate than in others. At the very least, it seems highly unprofessional for an ER doc to seriously consider doing such a thing.
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I agree. Plus, I rarely hear of any of those relationships working out.
It doesn't sound like he's looking for a 'relationship'...
howie wrote:
Ask her if she has ever seen a cockasaurus and then go from there.
What an idiot. Your joke makes no sense. He's a doctor, not a paleontologist.
I call bunk. No way are you stupid enough to think thats a good idea. If you're an ER doc that should be a good enough opener when meeting women, outside of work. It's against the law to date or have sex with your patient until they have been discharged from your practice or you haven't seen them as a patient for 2 yrs.
Work evenings and weekends in a running store. That's a job where you can impress people by your position of authority and expertise, but are under no ethical obligation to keep your hands out of their pants.
Your state licenscing board. I am sure they will be happy to educate you....since you obviously were not listening the first time......
My sister had a dental condition that required a few trips to the dentist. He scheduled the last appointment for the end of the day, they chatted after the appointment, he asked her out. They've been married for about 25 years. They tend to dance around the question of how they met, though.
Probably trolling, but in case you really did sleep through every ethics lecture, tossed the material your state licensing board gave you in the garbage, and in general really are this clueless: its unethical, can get you into serious trouble, not to mention leaves you completely at the mercy of whoever you ask out. All she has to do is let your stae board know what you did and you will have a fun few months, and a nice episode on your record you will have to list in detail every time you apply for priviledges at a new hospital, renew your license, renew your DEA number, etc. Keep your work work and your social life out of it.
troll wrote:
I call bunk. No way are you stupid enough to think thats a good idea. If you're an ER doc that should be a good enough opener when meeting women, outside of work. It's against the law to date or have sex with your patient until they have been discharged from your practice or you haven't seen them as a patient for 2 yrs.
Tell that to Bill Frist.
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How do I ask the patient I am treating if she would like to come by my house later?[/quote]
As an ER doc, I'm the true definition of patient might not apply if you're only treating on a one-shot basis. But why would any self-respecting woman/patient want to "come by your house later?" Ever heard of asking someone out for a drink? You sound like a creep.
I disagee. Cockasaurus is always funny.