<P> The Florence Nightingale effect is a trope where a caregiver develops romantic feelings, sexual feelings, or both for their patient, even if very little communication or contact takes place outside of basic care . Feelings may fade once the patient is no longer in need of care . </P> <P> The effect is named for Florence Nightingale, a pioneer in the field of nursing in the second half of the 19th century . Due to her dedication to patient care, she was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" because of her habit of making rounds at night, previously not done . Her care would forever change the way hospitals treated patients . Most consider Nightingale the founder of modern nursing . There is no record of Florence Nightingale having ever fallen in love with one of her patients . In fact, despite multiple suitors, she never married for fear it might interfere with her calling for nursing . Albert Finney referred to the effect as the "Florence Nightingale syndrome" in a 1982 interview, and that phrase was used earlier to refer to health workers pursuing non-tangible rewards in their careers . </P>

What's it called when a patient falls in love with a nurse