Asked by Brooke Enloe on May 20, 2024

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As a patient diagnosed with a mental illness is being discharged from a facility, a nurse invites the patient to the annual staff picnic. What is the best analysis of this scenario?

A) The invitation facilitates dependency on the nurse.
B) The nurse's action blurs the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship.
C) The invitation is therapeutic for the patient's diversional activity deficit.
D) The nurse's action assists the patient's integration into community living.

Annual Staff Picnic

A yearly organized gathering for employees to socialize and relax outside of the work environment.

Discharged

Released from a hospital or medical care, indicating that the patient no longer requires in-patient care.

  • Explain efficient methods for preserving professional demarcations and preventing the overlap of boundaries in therapeutic contexts.
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Neupane KalpanaMay 25, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
The invitation creates a social relationship rather than a therapeutic relationship.