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Professional Boundaries in Nursing: Are You Crossing the Line?

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To begin, as a nurse, you are in a position of power and authority when you provide care. For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient. You may also need to console the patient or family during times of distress. According to a 2020 Gallup poll , nurses ranked 89% for honesty.

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

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Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back Karl Steinberg, he’s a palliative care doc and a geriatrician. He’s President of National POLST and recent past president of AMDA, the Long-Term Care Association. And so we looked at in total there were about 105,000 patients across 20 observational studies.

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