title: Professional boundaries: Staying in the lines.
abstract: Nurses must set professional boundaries for their relationships with patients. Managers can teach nurses the meaning of boundary crossings, boundary violations, and staying in the lines.
authors.affiliation: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: V R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sheets
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality; D037921:Gift Giving; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics*; D061214:Patient Safety; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D012650:Self Disclosure; D035502:Trust; D014481:United States