The nurse has realized that growing up in an alcoholic family may affect his or her ability to care for an individual client. This task is part of what phase of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship?

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1.This is correct. Examining one's feelings, fear, and anxieties about working with a particular client is a component of the preinteraction phase.
2.This is incorrect. During the orientation phase, the nurse and client become acquainted. Examples of tasks in this phase would include exploring feelings of both the client and nurse and formulating nursing diagnoses.
3.This is incorrect. The working phase has tasks that include maintaining trust and rapport established during the orientation phase and promoting the client's insight and perception of reality.
4.This is incorrect. The tasks for termination phase include feelings about termination of the relationship being recognized and explored. The client learns that the feelings of sadness and loss are acceptable at the time of separation.

The Nurse Has Realized That Growing Up in an Alcoholic