The Nurse Is Performing an Abdominal Assessment on a Postoperative

The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a postoperative surgical patient. The nurse notes that the dressing needs to be changed twice a day and discusses when the patient would like to have it done. The nurse then plans to change the dressing at that time. In which phase of the nurse-patient helping relationship would this process occur?

A) Introductory phase
B) Orientation phase
C) Working phase
D) Termination phase

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