Boundaries

in the last week, the topic of boundaries has been raised, in particular the patient-doctor relationship.

last week, i had my Professional Development meeting. there was a hypothetical scenario of a reg who thot a pt is attractive. should he/she get pt's phone number and ask pt out? should reg try and make contact with pt? wat if pt is on another team? and of cos it has to be mutual liking..

and then today, i was talking to my consultant abt personality disorders and somehow the topic drifted to patient-doctor relationships..apparently with borderline personality disorder pts, they like attention and seek it from ppl such as their therapists or doctors. as doctors who try to help, they fuel the pt's need for attention and gradually tht thin line gets crossed and well, the doc gets screwed over big time..struck off the medical list!

which is interesting really..how close shuld we get to our pts? it's unlike a frenship where it's 2 way..

anyways..just thot it was interesting dat it came up twice in a wk! hmm..someone up there must be trying to hint something to me..