Flag: patients cannot consent to a sexual relationship with a nurse while a patient or within the one-year time frame following the end of the Therapeutic Nurse-Client Relationship. It doesnt matter who initiated the relationship.

Is it illegal to date a patient?

It is never appropriate for a doctor to engage in a sexual relationship with a current patient. A doctor must only conduct a physical examination of a patient when it is clinically indicated and with the patients informed consent.

What syndrome is it when a patient falls in love with Doctor?

The Florence Nightingale Effect explains why caregivers sometimes develop romantic and/or sexual feelings for their patients. Also known as Nightingale Syndrome, it is sometimes used to explain why caregivers show empathy and compassion for patients, even if there arent any romantic or sexual overtones.