NMC Part 1 – Previously Asked CBT Questions and Answers – Page 16
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (“NMC”) is the professional body which registers against the Claimant regarding her behaviour by staff and patients dating .
Emma Vere-Jones finds out what nurses and regulators think. Would that answer change however if, in retrospect, you knew the pair were now happily married with children and the nurse had an otherwise flawless career record? And would it make a difference to you if that nurse was a mental health nurse? At the fitness-to-practise panel hearing Ms Wilson was found guilty of misconduct but, when taking into account her unblemished nursing career, the regulator decided to caution her rather than strike her off the register.
To some, the decision to find her guilty of misconduct may seem ridiculous, while to others the decision to keep her on the register may seem equally wrong. So exactly where should nurses draw the line about becoming involved with their patients? Nurses have a duty under the current NMC Code of Conduct to maintain professional boundaries with patients at all times. The CHRE makes it clear that any form of sexualised behaviour with a current patient is unacceptable.
Such behaviour can include anything from going on a date or using sexual humour during consultations to criminal acts such as sexual assault and rape. Nurses would not, of course, condone abuse. When it comes to accepting dates or being romantically involved with former patients, however, their views are much less black and white.