My friends ask for my ‘medical opinion’
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My friends ask for my ‘medical opinion’

Liz Charalambous Assistant professor of nursing, University of Nottingham school of health sciences

How do you maintain your professional boundaries when friends or family come to you asking for your health advice?

As a nurse, it is par for the course that friends and family ask you for health advice. People often assume you will have an in-depth knowledge of all their ailments and illnesses. So, how can nurses navigate these sometimes difficult situations without putting their relationships – and their registration – at risk? We asked Liz Charalambous, an assistant professor of nursing with 40 years’ nursing experience.

Nursing Standard. 39, 10, 11-11. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.10.11.s4

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