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Article: Being clear about professional boundaries: nurses must always maintain their professional boundaries and be very aware of events or situations that may threaten them. There is plenty of information to help nurses understand this critical practice issue.(PROFESSIONAL FOCUS)
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- Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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The boundaries of professional practice for nurses and midwives is the subject of a research project being undertaken by the Nursing Council here, in partnership with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council and the University of Newcastle's Faculty of Health. The project's aim is to develop national guidelines on this issue. This year nurses were invited to attend forums in both Australia and New Zealand to contribute to this research. Consumer forums have also been held.
Thus it is timely to do a brief literature scan of some of the general trends and debates regarding professional boundaries and where to find learning tools on this important issue.