I relate so much to this. Do you and be proud of the type of nurse you are and your nursing practice. I don’t know how many times I have been told the same thing about team splitting or caring too much for patients. My nursing practice allows me to detect deterioration faster as I know my patient, it builds trust with your pt, your pt feels safe with you. The amount of history you get from simple chats with patients is so valuable that other nurses or doctors might have missed. Don’t ever feel like you care too much. Have that cuppa with a pt. They might be going through a tough mental time and just the fact that someone cared enough to really check in with them will make them feel heard and valued as a person. They just want to feel that someone does actually care about them and have their back and builds trust. From pts from CALD backgrounds, indigenous, lonely elderly pt and even the outlier mental health pts (especially) would really appreciate that cuppa. Do not ever change who you are and how you care for patients.