Nurse-Patient Relationship
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The client in the termination phase of the nurse-client relationship is being very confrontational. How should the nurse interpret this behavior?
This behavior is common for a client in the termination phase
The patient should be admitted to the hospital
The treatment should revisit the working phase
The nurse has done something to offend the client
Explanation
Confrontational behavior is very common for a client in the termination phase. The nurse should not assume that she offended the client, and further action in terms of therapy should not be addressed until completing the termination phase.
The nurse is in the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship where the client has been sexually assaulted. During this phase, the nurse should:
Establish acceptance, trust, and boundaries
Explore personal ideas, stereotypes, and biases that my affect the nurse-client relationship
Actively listen to the client express his thoughts and feelings
Identify themes of patterns of patient behavior and possible coping mechanisms
Explanation
During the orientation phase the nurse should establish acceptance, trust, and boundaries with the client, which will be built upon in later phases.
Acceptance, trust and boundaries are established during which phase of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?
Orientation
Preinteraction
Working
Termination
Explanation
Acceptance, trust, and boundaries are established in the orientation phase of therapy.