When the home health nurse engages in distancing, disinterest, or neglect in interactions with the children and families in his or her assigned caseload, the nurse is said to be in what location on the continuum of professional behavior?
a. under-involvement c. zone of helplessness
b. over-involvement d. burnout zone
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A Correct. Under-involvement is signified by distancing, disinterest or neglect in interactions with the children and families in his or her assigned caseload.
B Incorrect. Over-involvement is described as excessive self-disclosure, casual, social conversations, and the family incorporating the nurse as a member of the family. This can be a serious problem for home health nurses.
C Incorrect. The zone of helpfulness is midway between under-involvement and over-involvement.
D Incorrect. Over-involvement can put the home care nurse at risk for burnout, requiring the nurse to withdraw for personal care.
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