Maintaining Professional Boundaries

Course Code: REL-ALL-0-MPBOUND

Hours: 0.5

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Describe the difference between a boundary crossing and a boundary violation.
Recognize common situations that may lead to a boundary crossing or violation.
Identify ways to prevent boundary crossings and violations.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: What Is a Professional Boundary?

What Is a Professional Boundary?

Social vs. Professional Relationships

Boundary Crossings

Boundary Violations

Well-Being and Intention

Relationships

Touch and Language

Bev and Tim

Summary

Section 3: Preventing Boundary Crossings and Violations

Danger Signals and Risky Situations

Keeping Boundaries Intact

Brenda and Miss Sue

Summary

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

References

Congratulations!

Instructor: Jennifer W. Burks, M.S.N., R.N.

Jennifer has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience, and her areas of expertise are critical care and home health. She is certified as an OASIS Specialist- Clinical (COS-C) and is a Curriculum Designer in post-acute care for Relias. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from The University of Virginia in 1993 and her Master of Science in Nursing from The University of North Carolina, Greensboro in 1996. Her professional practice in education is guided by a philosophy borrowed from Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing, “I do not pretend to teach her how, I ask her to teach herself, and for this purpose, I venture to give her some hints.”

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: All Healthcare Settings.

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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.

Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.