Professional Boundaries and Communication Styles Quiz

What are professional boundaries in nursing?

• Limits that protect the space between the professional's power and the client's vulnerability

• Limits that protect the space between the nurse's personal life and the client's personal life

• Limits that protect the space between the nurse's power and the client's autonomy

• Limits that protect the space between the nurse's authority and the client's family

What are the warning signs of crossing a boundary by being 'over involved'?

• Behaving in a hostile manner

• Disinterest in client

• Acting sarcastic

• Ignoring agency policies when working with a client

What is the characteristic of passive communication?

• Speaking clearly and confidently

• Dealing with the problem

• Physically or verbally attacking the person

• Being indifferent

What is the characteristic of aggressive communication?

• Considering the rights of the other person

• Physically or verbally attacking the person

• Being honest and appropriate

• Speaking clearly and confidently

What is the characteristic of assertive communication?

• Physically or verbally attacking the person

• Being indifferent

• Speaking clearly and confidently

• Acting sarcastic

What drives healthy boundaries in a helping relationship?

• Acting in your own best interests

• Respecting the rights of the client

• Ignoring the rights of the client

• Behaving in a hostile manner

What are the principles for determining professional boundaries?

• Nurse should ignore any boundary crossing

• Nurse should avoid being self-aware

• Nurse responsible to delineate boundaries

• Nurse should act in their own best interests

What are the characteristics of under involved communication?

• Being indifferent

• Speaking clearly and confidently

• Physically or verbally attacking the person

• Disinterest in client

What are the characteristics of healthy professional boundaries?

• Length of a session, time of session, personal disclosure

• Speaking clearly and confidently, being honest and appropriate

• Physically or verbally attacking the person, behaving in a hostile manner

• Indifferent, lifeless, avoiding the problem

What are the tips for being assertive in communication?

• Physically or verbally attacking the person, acting sarcastic

• Being indifferent, avoiding the problem

• Ignoring the other person, using a hostile tone

• Making eye contact, using a pleasant firm voice