When Caring Crosses the Line – Podcast Appearance
How good intentions can lead to boundary breaches, the link to burnout, and practical ways to protect both yourself and patients.
This episode of the Nurses and Midwives Health Program Victoria podcast dives into professional boundaries in nursing and midwifery, a complex and often misunderstood aspect of clinical practice. Hosted by Celeste Pinney, the episode features expert insights from Wendy McIntosh, an experienced nurse and educator with decades of clinical, teaching, and supervisory experience.
The discussion explores boundary transgressions in healthcare, including how they can develop
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New Nursing conferences and even cruises in 2025
We’re excited to be working with Nurses for Nurses once more in 2025, and together, we’ve lined up four exciting conference opportunities. Any, or all, of these conferences would be glorious ways to have a much-needed holiday and get those essential CPD hours.
In late January, Colleen and I will present at a three-day conference on the beautiful Sunshine Coast titled “Being Trauma-Informed across the Life Span.” This conference will yield 15 CPD hours.
Later, at the end of March, we’ll be on an 8-day cruise
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New T-Shirts – The Limbic System
I have been delivering education on professional boundaries since 2005. Over that time I have worked with many groups from diverse organisations. I have worked 1:1 with professionals who have transgressed professional boundaries with patients, clients, and customers. Through the stories from participants in workshops or in 1:1 work, it is clear that in many cases there are significant links between their adverse childhood experiences and transgressing boundaries as an adult. Old systems get activated when at what I call the boundary crossroads – to establish a boundary or defer to old role responses to keep safe.
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