The nurse has been working in a long-term care facility for several years but has decided to leave the facility to work elsewhere. What action should the nurse implement when terminating the nurse- patient relationship?

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Termination of a meaningful nurse-patient relationship in long-term settings should be final. To provide the patient with even a hint that the relationship will continue is unfair. It keeps the patient emotionally involved in a relationship that no longer has a health-related goal. There needs to be a mutual evaluation of benefits from the relationship. Feelings need to be expressed and discussed well before the last encounter.

The Nurse Has Been Working in a Long-Term Care Facility