Nurses interact with families in a variety of clinical and community settings. The process of family nursing is the same regardless of the context or whether the focus is on the family as a whole or on an individual in that family (Crisp & Taylor 2005). In the case of a 3-year-old girl who has just been diagnosed with leukemia, it is important for a nurse to critically analyze the situation and address any immediate concerns. The nurse must address any professional issues that may arise and any potential impacts of the hospitalization that may affect the child and family. Also provide support and education to reassure and comfort them. The primary concern of pediatric nurses is the well-being of the child and family (Crisp & Taylor 2005). It is the nursing profession's commitment to respect, promote, protect and support the fundamental rights of people who are both recipients and providers. of nursing and health care” (Nursing & Midwifery Board 2010). Nurses must also understand the legal and professional boundaries of their daily nursing practice (Crisp & Taylor 2005). In this case there are professional limitations that must be considered when caring for the child and family. Nurses have a responsibility to maintain their own professional and personal boundaries, as well as assist those in their care and colleagues to maintain theirs. “Professional boundaries in nursing are defined as boundaries that protect the space between the practitioner's power and the client's vulnerability” (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council 2010). Confidentiality, privacy and consent play a very important role in this situation as the mother expressed her desire that her husband not be informed of her daughter's diagnosis...... middle of the document ......y/sibling_care .html ?tracking=P_RelatedArticle#>Leukaemia Foundation 2008, Providing Support, viewed 6 March 2011, Nursing and Midwifery Board 2010a, Code of Ethics for Nursing in Australia, viewed 6 March 2011, Parenting and Child Health 2009, Child Development 3-4 years, viewed March 2, 2011<,http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=114&np=122&id=1888#1>Raising Children Network 2010, Language Development 2-3 years , viewed 2 March 2011, Sanjari , M, Shirazi, F, Heidari, S, Salemi, S, Rahmani, M, & Shoghi, M 2009, “Nursing support for parents of hospitalized children”, Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, pp.122