Monday, February 20, 2012

Conflict of interest for nurses

An issue that you may have or have had encountered as a nurse is conflict of interest. Conflicts of interest may arise in any given nurse activity such as clinical practice, administration, education adn or reseach. What ever area of nursing that you may practice, a conflict of interest may occurr.

What are professional boundaries? Professional boundaries are recognized by the nurse to maintain and establish appropriate boundaries within the profession. A nurse must maintain a professional relationship with their patients and not cross the line of that relationship (Butts & Rich, 2008).

Please consider this a thought when practicing. Thanks Christie

Butts, J. B., & Rich, K. L. (2008). Nursing ethics across the curriculum and into practice (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett.

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