01-21-2011, 03:17 PM
rjmacs wrote:
Believe it or not, the nurse/patient relationship is an asymmetric power relationship. There is potential for abuse, and that is why such relations are off-limits. Imagine that things somehow went badly between them, and she came in the next week for her shift as his palliative care nurse. Imagine that the patient had meanwhile lost the power to speak, and she elected to leave him in excruciating pain out of personal spite. There are reasons for these rules, and she knew what they were. I would hope she understood why, also.
Nice to see at least one person bothered to read the article before responding (I think . . .)