You are a psychiatric nurse. You and your client agree that psychiatric nursing care is no longer indicated for the client. Which projected outcome is appropriate for the nurse-client relationship termination phase?
a. The client will identify and agree to work on a priority issue during treatment.
b. The client will develop insight and understanding of how current maladaptive methods of interacting and coping contribute to the client's problem.
c. The client will demonstrate congruent verbal and nonverbal behaviors indicating establishment of trust and feeling of nonjudgmental acceptance.
d. The client will consistently demonstrate congruent verbal and nonverbal behaviors indicating readiness to independently resume preepisodic social role functions.
D
The most appropriate outcome for the termination phase of the nurse-client relationship would focus on the client's behaviors indicating readiness to independently resume preepisodic social role functions. It is during the termination phase that the nurse and client evaluate progress and determine that the client is ready to move on and to establish new patterns of interacting without the nurse.
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