I would especially like to hear from anyone in the nursing profession about this.

When I went to an urgent care clinic the other day, it really seemed like my nurse and I may have been having a moment. I get that maybe it’s easy to get the wrong idea about this, which is why I didn’t say or do anything, but it just seemed like there was a lot of intense eye contact and extra tenderness when they were checking me over. Then at the end, my nurse was like, “Well, this is probably the last time I’ll see you unless you don’t get better. Do you have any more questions?”

It kinda seemed like one of those questions she wanted me to ask was for some way for us to reconnect again in the future. Asking for contact info seemed like such a huge no-no to me that I couldn’t do it. She seemed genuinely disappointed when she walked out of the room.

This got me thinking, if there were some kind of connection happening between a patient and a nurse, well obviously it would be unprofessional for the nurse to make the move and potentially could cost them their job, so they’re not going to do it. The most they can do is hint. Is that what was happening? On the other hand, if you make a move as a patient, you risk coming across as a creep, making someone very uncomfortable and feeling guilty afterward. If no one makes a move, well that could have been a great relationship that just never even got a chance to happen.

None of these options seem good. So what is the right move in this type of situation?

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  1. Things you can say.

    “I’m on tinder. I hope we match”

    “You seem like a nice nurse. If I see you on Tinder, I’ll definitely swipe right.

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