A community mental health nurse has worked with a patient for 3 years but is moving and must terminate the relationship. When a new nurse begins work with this patient, what is the starting point for the relationship?
a. Begin at the orientation phase
b. Continue the working relationship
c. Start with informal social interactions
d. Return to the emotional catharsis phase
A
After termination of a long-term relationship, the patient and new nurse usually have to begin at ground zero, the orientation phase, to build a new relationship. If termination is successfully completed, the orientation phase sometimes progresses quickly to the working phase. Other times, even after successful termination, the orientation phase may be prolonged.
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