A nurse is caring for a client who has a chronic illness. In which phase of the therapeutic relationship should the nurse help the client develop problem-solving skills?

The therapeutic relationship can be described in terms of four sequential phases: preinteraction phase, introduction/orientation phase, working phase, and termination phase . In the working phase, most of the therapeutic interventional activities are carried out . This is the phase where the nurse should help the client develop problem-solving skills. The other options are not correct because: a) The preinteraction phase starts when the nurse is given the responsibility to start a therapeutic relationship with a patient. c) The introduction/orientation phase is the first meeting of the nurse with her client (patient). d) The termination phase is the final stage of the nurse-client relationship.