A nurse became close to a patient and stays awake at night wondering about the patient's current status. In which way should the nurse's concern about the patient be interpreted?
1. The nurse is experiencing burnout.
2. The nurse is experiencing insomnia.
3. The nurse has crossed professional boundaries.
4. The nurse has compromised professional licensure.
3. The nurse has crossed professional boundaries.
Explanation:
The staff nurse has crossed professional boundaries, perhaps without realizing it, by getting too close to the patient. Setting and maintaining nurse-patient boundaries are essential skills for the psychiatric-mental health nurse. However, these skills are not easy to learn, and these boundaries may be crossed at times. There is not enough information to determine if the nurse is experiencing burnout or insomnia. There is not enough information in the question to determine if the nurse has compromised professional licensure.
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