The nurse knows that a client who is being admitted to the hospital has been approved for only a 4-day stay. This will require the nurse to:
1. Choose a specific theoretical model as the basis for care
2. Establish a relationship that is client-centered and goal-oriented
3. Focus on the milieu and psychopharmacology
4. Promote positive transference in the client
ANS: 2
All therapeutic relationships are client-centered and goal-oriented. This becomes critical when the stay is short and the issues of boundaries, safety, and trust must be addressed before beginning work on the identified problem. 1. This is not a requisite. 3. Milieu will be important, but psy-chopharmacology may not be used. 4. This is not a requirement.
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