This past fall I participated in a session on sexual boundary violations presented by Cindy Peternelj-Taylor at the International Association of Forensic Nurses Scientific Assembly. Her research into this concept in Canada is fascinating and has much for us to apply in our own practice settings. Here are my notes and thoughts from her session. […]
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Understanding Professional Boundaries (podcast)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Cindy Peternelj-Taylor talks about professional boundary violations in this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. Cindy is Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Forensic Nursing. She has done extensive research into professional boundaries in the nurse-patient relationship and […]
Transgender Inmates: He Said, She Said
Transgender inmates are over-represented in the correctional settings. If you work in corrections, you are likely to come face-to-face with your attitudes and emotions about these individuals. Nursing ethical principles require those of us in the profession to provide nursing care with concern and respect for human dignity, no matter the life choices the individual […]
Code of Ethics for Nurses: Professional Boundaries
Provision 2: The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, community, or population. Sheila is an intake nurse in a local jail in her community. About a month ago she processed the intake for a former high school friend who, along with several other men, was charged with assault during […]
Help! I’m Not a Mental Health Nurse! Part III – My Patient is Lying and Manipulative
Personality is the emotional and behavioral characteristics that make up a person. Personality traits are said to be present at birth or develop early in life. Personality influences the way we see and relate to the world. Correctional patients often have disordered personalities that have led to criminality and incarceration. Although there are many forms […]
Manifesto Proposition Four: Maintaining Professional Boundaries-Part II
In a prior post, I suggested a Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions. We are in the midst of discussing Proposition Four: Correctional nurses hold themselves and their peers to the professional boundaries of practice My last post discussed why we need boundaries and signs that boundaries are being crossed. This post talks about the […]