You walk out of the hospital, you go home, you rest — that's the protocol. What you do not do is pull up LinkedIn from the parking lot and search for your discharge nurse by first name and hospital. But Kevin, 44, a consultant from Phoenix, did exactly that, and Jess, 28, accepted thinking it was a professional network request until she read his message, which began with "I know this is unusual but our connection felt real." (Jess's profile now has no photo and lists her employer as "Healthcare Industry." We fully support this.) The kicker? He included his business card in the message, complete with a direct line. She blocked it. He connected with two of her colleagues instead, apparently fishing. Both blocked him too. The man had a system. It works. Mostly.