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Revitalizing Professional Boundaries Policy into Meaningful Practice Improvement

Intercollegiate College of Nursing/Washington State University/College of Nursing in Spokane

Professional boundaries are becoming a critical issue in today’s home health care arena. As a clinician, can a set of rules improve the quality of care that you are providing to the community? As a manager of a home health care agency, have you wondered how to bring meaning to a policy that exists in a file cabinet? Education on the concepts of virtue ethics, three guiding principles, and the zone of helpfulness can revitalize an otherwise dead policy and can be very beneficial for both clinicians and managers. Benefits include increased staff morale and renewed ethical motivation for clinicians to continually assess and enhance their professional behavior thus resulting in meaningful practice improvement.

Key Words: professional boundaries • behaviors • practice • roles • virtue ethics • zone of helpfulness • compassion • justice • fidelity to trust

Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 16, No. 4, 255-260 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1084822303262532


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