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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