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Professional Boundaries in Nursing: Ethical and Legal Imperatives

Course #37320 - $18-

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    • Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.

1. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. A Nurse's Guide to Professional Boundaries. Available at https://www.ncsbn.org/public-files/ProfessionalBoundaries_Complete.pdf. Last accessed October 24, 2025.

2. National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Professional Boundaries Resources. Available at https://www.ncsbn.org/nursing-regulation/practice/professional-boundaries.page. Last accessed October 24, 2025.

3. Nursing Education. Nurse Insights: How Do Nurses Handle Professional Boundaries? Available at https://nursingeducation.org/insights/professional-boundaries. Last accessed October 24, 2025.

4. DeMeyer ES. What are professional boundaries and why do they matter? Oncology Nursing News. 2017;12(7).

5. Huston CJ. Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities. 6th ed. St. Louis, MO: LWW; 2022.

6. American Nurses Association. ANA Code of Ethics. Available at https://codeofethics.ana.org/provisions. Last accessed October 24, 2025.

7. Varkey B. Principles of clinical ethics and their application to practice. Med Princ Pract. 2021;30(1):17-28.

8. Remington and Dixon. What Are the Consequences of a Professional Boundary Violation? Available at https://remingtondixon.com/what-are-the-consequences-of-a-professional-boundary-violation. Last accessed October 24, 2025.

9. Farchi T, Dopson S, Ferlie E. Do we still need professional boundaries? The multiple influences of boundaries on interprofessional collaboration. European Group for Organizational Studies. 2022;44(2).

10. Thomson AE, Smith N, Karpa J. Strategies used to teach professional boundaries psychiatric nursing education. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2022;43(10):895-902.

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  • Participation Instructions
    • Review the course material online or in print.
    • Complete the course evaluation.
    • Review your Transcript to view and print your Certificate of Completion. Your date of completion will be the date (Pacific Time) the course was electronically submitted for credit, with no exceptions. Partial credit is not available.