Boundary setting as a critical supervisory issue.
Setting clear boundaries with patients can clarify the function of a home healthcare agency as well the roles of the various visiting staff, especially that of the nurse. When managers model boundary-setting techniques the visiting professional can more easily adopt the same in patient relationships. This article reviews the basics of this concept along with suggested supervisory strategies.
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VNA of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, 1 Emerson Street, P.O. Box 8, Mendon, Massachusetts 01756, USA.
D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory