"Crossing the Line" can happen to anyone, anywhere at anytime. It occurs frequently... sometimes with devastating effects -- physical, emotional, financial and legal.

This course focuses on that thin line between a professional therapeutic relationship and over-involvement. In this course, you will explore the issues surrounding the professional therapeutic relationship and the responsibility of the nurse to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries during that relationship. The content provides a basic understanding of professional boundaries, abuse of the therapeutic relationship and its consequences, highlights warning signs of boundary violations, and provides strategies for preventing and correcting boundary violations. This program is for every nurse in every practice setting at every level of practice from student to doctorate, from staff nurse to vice president

For only $23, you will receive three weeks of unlimited, 24-hour access to the course materials, earning 3.9 contact hours. Sign up today and learn the importance of nurses establishing and maintaining professional therapeutic relationships!

Gain Knowledge about Professional Boundaries in an Interactive Setting

This course uses some of the learning aides developed for the Crossing the Line: When Professional Boundaries are Violated video and facilitation package (NCSBN 1998). All course content is based on the work of NCSBN's Task Force on Professional Boundaries and Sexual Misconduct. The course utilizes various e-learning instructional techniques to help you meet the course objectives:

• View clips from the Crossing the Line video - these clips follow the case of someone alleged to have violated professional boundaries. It also blends narrative and expert guidance on the topic. These clips are streaming video in Windows Media or QuickTime formats.
• Utilize helpful features such as key terms, “Links to Knowledge” and visual/graphical aides as you explore the online course content.
• Solidify your knowledge by completing fun interactive exercises including multiple-choice and matching.
• Reflect on what you learn in the downloadable workbook, which includes short-answer and essay questions. Completion of the workbook may be necessary to meet board of nursing requirements.
• Evaluate your understanding of key concepts by completing the Post-Test. Score 75% or above to receive your contact hours!
• Guide yourself through the course and complete assignments at your leisure in the self-paced class format. Access the Respecting Professional Boundaries course syllabus here (PDF 58kb).

Clearly Understand the Role Nurses Play in Establishing and Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries

Master these course objectives:

• Define the professional therapeutic relationship
• Describe the continuum of professional behavior
• Differentiate among the types of over-involvement
• List the warning signs of over-involvement
• List the various types of sexual misconduct
• Discuss the role of the board of nursing
• Describe preventive and corrective strategies

Online registration is easy and your three weeks of unlimited access begins immediately after you register. Sign up for Respecting Professional Boundaries Today!

More About Your Respecting Professional Boundaries Course Authors

The course content is based on the work of the NCSBN Task Force on Professional Boundaries and Sexual Misconduct:

• Jean Stevens, RN, MBA, Chair
• Judith Ryan, RN, PhD, CRNP
• Neysa Somple Gaskins, RN, JD
• Betty Ann Taylor, RN, MSN
• Vickie Sheets, RN, JD, Staff