title: Abuse of power in the nurse-client relationship.
abstract: A small number of health professionals are at risk of stepping over the boundaries of acceptable behaviour towards their clients. While sexual misconduct is clearly defined, the author argues that other inappropriate behaviours are harder to define--especially in nursing where touch is an important component of care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing Science, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gallop
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009864:Ontario; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology