How to Search Professional Boundaries in Nursing

Maintaining familiarity with professional boundaries and associated guidelines is of the utmost importance for registered nurses and nursing staff. Professional boundaries in nursing and education thereof prevent harm for both nursing staff and patients. While professional boundaries for nursing staff are documented, they may not be easy to find. However, they are always readily available if you know where to look for them.

Things You'll Need

• Healthcare facility employee handbook
• Healthcare facility website, if possible
• Local nursing association website
• Telephone directory

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Instructions

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  Contact your local registered nurses association. Find the contact telephone number using the local telephone directory or a contact information page on the association’s website. Ask them where they publish guidelines on professional boundaries in nursing.

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  Look for a publications section on your local registered nurses association website. This may be listed under a section designated for resources. Professional boundaries and related educational packets should be included there. Enter “professional boundaries” into the website’s search function, if applicable.

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  Download any guidelines provided. Bookmark any pages that contain education or guidelines regarding professional boundaries in nursing.

• 4

  Consult the employee handbook from your healthcare facility for information on who to contact for professional boundaries, provided said boundaries are not in the handbook.

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  Contact your nurse manager or nursing education department at your healthcare facility if you do not have an employee handbook, or the handbook does not make this information clear. Your nurse manager or nurse educator will point you in the right direction to find your institution’s guidelines on professional boundaries for nursing.