Course Code: REL-PAC-0-PROBEH
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2028
Learning Objectives:
Recall the ethical basis for maintaining boundaries with patients, families, and other disciplines of the hospice interdisciplinary group.
Recognize ethical challenges with physical contact, receiving gifts, social media, dual relationships, and self-disclosure.
Determine strategies to set limits with patients and families while remaining compassionate, including awareness of implicit bias.
Outline:
Section 1: Ethical Foundations of Professional Boundaries
What Would You Do?
Possible Responses
Building Your Skills
What Are Professional Boundaries?
Why Professional Boundaries Matter
Ethical Principles
Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-Maleficence
Justice
Why Are Boundaries Hard in Hospice?
Environmental Factors
Emotional Factors
Professional Factors
Types of Boundaries in Hospice
Boundary Domains
Specific Boundaries
Boundaries Between IDG Members
Boundaries Between Staff and Patients/Families
Review: Caring for Sarah
Key Takeaways
Section 2: Common Boundary Challenges
Proceed with Caution
Gifts
Physical Contact
Social Media
Dual (Overlapping) Relationships
Self-Disclosure
Risks of Self-Disclosure
Benefits of Limited Self-Disclosure
Review Activity: Consider Multiple Perspectives
The Daughter’s Perspective
The Grandson’s Perspective
Maria’s Perspective
Knowledge Check
Reflection: Empathetic Response
Key Takeaways
Section 3: Setting Limits with Compassion
Setting Limits to Maintain Boundaries
Guidance for Patient Interactions
Patients and Families Want to Know Hospice Staff
Tell Me About Yourself
What NOT to Share
Reminders
Implicit Bias Awareness and Mitigation
Why This Matters in Hospice
What To Do
Review
Key Takeaways
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Heinzerling, BSN, RN, CHPN
Susan Heinzerling earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as a Master of Life Sciences in physiology from North Carolina State University. She became a doctoral candidate in immunology at the University of South Alabama. Her research experiences in the biomedical sciences led to an interest in evidence-based practices. Ms. Heinzerling began her nursing career as a medical/surgical nurse. Patients in acute care with multiple chronic conditions and repeated hospitalizations inspired her practice of hospice nursing. She has worked as a hospice admissions nurse and a hospice RN case manager in both a large urban setting and a rural community.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Advanced Practice Nurses; Nursing Personnel; Social Workers; in the following settings: Hospice.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.