Nurse-client Relationship Boundaries

[BBpeds18]

I am a nursing student and had an elderly female patient during clinical who I really connected with. She was my only patient for the day, so I got to know her pretty well. She had to go through a procedure and told me that she was very nervous about it. I spent most of the day caring for her and I went with her to do the procedure. At the end of my shift, she thanked me for caring for her, and told me that she could not have done the procedure without me. This patient asked for my email because she wants to hear what happens to my career and see how i am doing. I thought it was sweet of her, but I would never give out my personal email, so I gave her my school email. Did I still cross professional boundaries?

[amoLucia]

elkpark - this inquiring mind would like to know also.

I would venture a guess that they are NOT seasoned, experienced licensed practitioners who protect the privacy boundaries. And they understand the potential for unsavory responses.