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.
VNA of the Greater Milford-Northbridge Area, 1 Emerson Street, P.O. Box 8, Mendon, Massachusetts 01756, USA.
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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