A patient is attracted to the nurse and attempts to initiate a social relationship.It is most appropriate for the nurse to take which action?
A)Encourage the client's behavior to develop a trusting nurse-client relationship.
B)Inform the charge nurse of the situation and ask for a different patient assignment.
C)Tell the patient that the relationship must remain professional at all times.
D)Determine if the patient can be transferred to another nursing care unit.

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The nurse should maintain a professional boundary with the patient and make it clear that the relationship is strictly professional. Encouraging the behavior or transferring the patient to another unit can compromise the nurse's professional ethics and increase the risk of boundary violations. Informing the charge nurse of the situation is appropriate, but the nurse should first handle the situation directly with the patient.

A Patient Is Attracted to the Nurse and Attempts to Initiate