During the termination process, a client brings up resolved problems and presents them as new issues to work toward. The nurse interprets the client's action as indicating what?

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It is not unusual for clients with mental disorders to bring up resolved problems and present them as new issues during the resolution phase. The client is most likely attempting to prolong the nurse-client relationship. The client may be experiencing anxiety about the relationship ending. Anger typically would be demonstrated toward the nurse or displaced onto others rather than through the use of bringing up resolved problems. The client's actions do not indicate that additional therapy is needed nor that the therapy was ineffective.

During the Termination Process, a Client Brings Up Resolved Problems