title: Starting out - Disengagement can be a way of maintaining professionalism.
abstract: As a nanny, I built up a series of close relationships with the children and families that I worked with. It was always difficult when it was time to leave, and this worried me when I began my training in children's nursing.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham City University.
authors.forename: Shona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: MacLean