Termination of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship with a client has been handled successfully
when the nurse
a. gives the client his personal telephone number and permission to call after
discharge.
b. avoids upsetting the client by focusing on other clients beginning 1 week before
the client's discharge.
c. discusses with the client the changes that have happened during their time
together and evaluates outcome attainment.
d. offers to meet the client for coffee and conversation three times a week for 2
weeks after discharge.
ANS: C
Summarizing and evaluating progress help validate the experience for the client and the nurse and
facilitate closure. Option B: Termination must be discussed; avoiding discussion by spending little
time with the client promotes feelings of abandonment. Options A and D: Successful termination
requires that the relationship be brought to closure without the possibility of dependency-producing
ongoing contact.
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