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Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses use professional judgment to determine
the appropriate boundaries of a therapeutic relationship with each
client. The nurse — not the client — is always responsible for
establishing and maintaining boundaries.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses are responsible for beginning,
maintaining and ending a relationship with a client in a way that
ensures the client's needs are first.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses do not enter into a friendship or a
romantic relationship with clients.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses do not enter into sexual relations with
clients 5.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses are careful about socializing with clients
and former clients, especially when the client or former client is
vulnerable or may require ongoing care.
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Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses maintain the same boundaries with the
client's family and friends as with the client.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses help colleagues to maintain professional
boundaries and report evidence of boundary violations to the
appropriate person.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅At times, a nurse must care for clients who are
family or friends6. When possible, overall responsibility for care is
transferred to another health care provider.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅At times, a nurse may want to provide some care
for family or friends. This situation requires caution, discussion of
boundaries and the dual role7 with everyone affected and careful
consideration of alternatives.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses in a dual role make it clear to clients
when they are acting in a professional capacity and when they are
acting in a personal capacity.
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Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses have access to privileged and confidential
information, but never use this information to the disadvantage of
clients or to their own personal advantage.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses disclose a limited amount of information
about themselves only after they determine it may help to meet
the therapeutic needs of the client.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses may touch or hug a client with a
supportive and therapeutic intent and with the implicit or explicit
consent of the client.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses do not communicate with or about
clients in ways that may be perceived as demeaning, seductive,
insulting, disrespectful, or humiliating. This is unacceptable
behaviour.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses do not engage in any activity that results
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in inappropriate financial or personal benefit to themselves or loss
to the client. Inappropriate behaviour includes neglect and/or
verbal, physical, sexual, emotional and financial abuse.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses do not act as representatives for clients
under powers of attorney or representation agreements.
Boundaries in the Nurse-Client Relationship - - -
correct answer ✅Generally, nurses do not exchange gifts with
clients. Where it has therapeutic intent, a group of nurses may give
or receive a token gift. Nurses return or redirect any significant gift.
Nurses do not accept a bequest from a client.
Communicable Diseases - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses have a professional, ethical and legal duty
to provide their clients with safe care, including protecting them
from the risk of infection.
Communicable Diseases - - -
correct answer ✅Nurses are aware of the risks and dangers of
transmitting infections to clients.