title: Staying in the lines.
abstract: Nurses must set professional boundaries for their relationships with patients. You can teach them the meaning of boundary crossings, boundary violations, and staying in the lines.
authors.affiliation: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sheets
mesh_terms: D004647:Employee Discipline; D037921:Gift Giving / Q000941:ethics; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment / Q000941:ethics; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011209:Power, Psychological; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology