When meeting for the first time, the home health nurse smiles warmly a

When meeting for the first time, the home health nurse smiles warmly and shakes the client’s hand. The nurse-client relationship is in the:

1. Working phase
2. Orientation phase
3. Termination phase
4. Preinteraction phase

ANSWER

ANS: 2
When the nurse and client meet and get to know one another, they are engaged in the orientation phase of the nurse-client relationship. The remaining options are phases that occur either before or after the orientation phase.