The nurse is having difficulty maintaining rapport with a client. What should the nurse do to facilitate this relationship?

1. Establish mutual goals
2. Demonstrate consistent behavior
3. Use a warm, accepting manner during interactions
4. Accept client as having value and worth as an individual


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Rationale 1: Establishing mutual goals occurs during the orientation phase of the relationship.

Rationale 2: Demonstrating consistent behavior occurs during the orientation phase of the relationship.

Rationale 3: Using a warm accepting manner during interactions occurs during the orientation phase of the relationship.

Rationale 4: Accepting the client as having value and worth as an individual is a fundamental prerequisite of a relationship and helps facilitate the nurse-client relationship.

Global Rationale: Accepting the client as having value and worth as an individual is a fundamental prerequisiteof a relationshipand helps facilitate the nurse-client relationship.Establishing mutual goals, demonstrating consistent behavior, and using a warm accepting manner during interactions occur during the orientation phase of the relationship.

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