Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I loved Whitaker's reaction to Robby asking him to "house sit"

What was with the warning about Whitaker helping out the widow? Even if he does end up dating her, Robby went full Santos, overstepping his bounds.

I disagree that it was overstepping his bounds to tell Whitaker that he needs to be careful about boundaries with patients and their families. I would argue that is within his job description as an attending, and that part of the conversation was appropriate.

Whitaker's relationship with the widow is not just a private matter because her husband was a patient in the ED. That makes it Robby's business. If Whitaker were in the exact same relationship but the woman had no connection to the ED, Robby would say nothing.

I do think asking Whitaker to house sit while he's out of town, and especially doing this specifically as a way to discourage Whitaker's relationship with the widow (the whole "no babies" thing) was overstepping. It could turn out fine but it could also backfire horribly. It's similar to why Mel should not have been treating her sister. You are too close and can't be objective, and are mixing your professional and personal roles in ways that could get messy later on.