The nurse and client have met for six predetermined sessions. The ...

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The nurse and client have met for six predetermined sessions. The agreed-on goal has been at-tained. Which nursing intervention would be appropriate for the termination phase?
 
  1. Exploring the client's past in depth
  2. Confronting changes not completed
  3. Helping client summarize accomplishments
  4. Identifying new problem areas

Question 2

An expected outcome of the preorientation phase of the therapeutic relationship is that the nurse will:
 
  1. Initiate a trusting relationship with the client
  2. Complete the required assessment process
  3. Examine his or her own feelings and perceptions about the client
  4. Recognize his or her own need for therapy

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
Termination is a time for bringing closure. A helpful technique is having the client identify changes he or she has made toward growth and sharing nurse perceptions of the client's progress. Options 1, 2, and 4 do not foster the goal of bringing closure. Instead, they open new topics.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
During the preorientation phase the nurse engages in autodiagnosis regarding the client and at-tempts to uncover biases or stereotypes that could influence the contact in a nontherapeutic way. Options 1 and 2 take place in other phases of the nurse-client relationship. Option 4 is not an ex-pected outcome.