The nurse has been working in a long-term care facility for several years.The nurse has decided to leave the facility to work elsewhere.When terminating her relationship with clients,the nurse should

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Termination of a meaningful nurse-client relationship in long-term settings should be final.To provide the client with even a hint that the relationship will continue is unfair.It keeps the client 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