Which phase of helping relationship is also referred as orientation phase?

Option 2 : Introductory phase

Concept:-

Introductory phase:

• Also known as the orientation phase.
• Begins when the nurse and the patient interact for the first time.
• The nurse begins to know about the patient.
• Tasks include establishing rapport, developing trust, (and formulation of a nursing diagnosis).
• The major task is to develop a mutually acceptable contract.

Nurse’s tasks in the Introductory phase:

• Establish rapport, trust, and acceptance
• Establish communication
• Gather data, including the client’s feelings, strengths, and weakness
• Define client’s problems; set priorities for nursing intervention.
• Mutually set goals.

• Pre-interaction phase: it begins when the nurse is assigned to initiate a therapeutic relationship and included all that the nurse thinks, feels, or does immediately prior to the first interaction with the patient.
• Working phase: most of the therapeutic work is carried out during the working phase.
• Termination phase: it is a time to exchange feelings and memories and to evaluate mutually the patient’s progress and goal attainment.