Termination of a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship has been successful when the nurse:
a. discusses with the patient changes that happened during the relationship and evaluates outcomes.
b. gives the patient the nurse's cell phone number and permission to call after discharge.
c. avoids upsetting the patient by shifting focus to other patients before the patient's discharge.
d. offers to meet the patient for conversation after discharge.
A
Summarizing and evaluating progress help validate the experience for the patient and the nurse and facilitate closure. Termination must be discussed; avoiding discussion by spending little time with the patient promotes feelings of abandonment. Successful termination requires that the relationship be brought to closure without the possibility of dependency-producing ongoing contact.
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