The nurse is explaining differences in a therapeutic relationship and a social relationship to a patient. Which information about therapeutic relationships is most important for the nurse to in-clude in the explanation?
a. Therapeutic relationships lack formal boundaries.
b. Therapeutic relationships are goal directed.
c. Therapeutic relationships meet the needs of each person in the relationship.
d. Therapeutic relationships extend past the hospitalization period.
B
The therapeutic relationship is focused on the patient and is goal directed and designed to meet only the needs of the patient and does not extend past the period of hospitalization.
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