Frequency of postlicensure registered nurse boundary violations with patients in the state of Ohio: a comparison based on type of prelicensure registered nurse education.
Nurse-Patient boundary violations remain a problem. Efforts to address the problem through postlicensure education and stronger disciplinary measures are well documented. However, efforts to understand this problem based on prelicensure components are less studied. Using data from The Ohio Board of Nursing from 2002 to 2006, the difference in frequency of incidents of violations between associate degree-prepared registered nurses and baccalaureate degree-prepared registered nurses was studied. A statistically significant difference was found through chi-square analysis: Associate degree-prepared nurses had higher frequency of boundary violations. Further studies on prelicensure curricular influences on registered nurses' postlicensure behavior, particularly in relation to curricular content focused on interpersonal skill development, are recommended.
Jones
Jeffrey S
JS
Pinnacle Mental Health Associates, Inc., Mansfield, OH 44903, USA. jones147@gmail.com
Fitzpatrick
Joyce J
JJ
Drake
Virginia K
VK
D000068:Accreditation; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003479:Curriculum; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009820:Ohio; D011361:Professional Competence; D028743:Professional Misconduct / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*