interdependent/participation role and promote responsibility for self. Exploitation Phase / Working Phase During the Working Phase, the nurse and the patient work to achieve the patient's full potential, and meet their goals for the relationship. A sign that the transition from the orientation phase to the working phase has been made, is if the patient can approach the nurse as a resource, instead of feeling a social obligation to the nurse (Peplau, 1997). The client fully trusts the nurse, and makes full use of the nurse's services and professional abilities. The nurse and the patient work towards discharge and termination goal. Resolution Phase/Termination Phase The termination phase of the nurse client relationship occurs after the current goals for the client have been met. The nurse and the client summarize and end their relationship. One of the key aspects of a nurse-client relationship, as opposed to a social relationship, is that it is temporary, and often of short duration (Peplau, 1997). In a more long term relationship, termination can commonly occur when a patient is discharged from a hospital setting, or a patient dies. In more short term relationships, such as a clinic visit, an emergency room visit, or a health bus vaccination visit, the termination occurs when the patient leaves, and the relationship is usually less complex. However, in most situations, the relationship should terminate once the client has established increased self-reliance to deal with their own problems. See also List of Living Legends of the American Academy of Nursing References External links Papers, 1923-1984. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Other details Peplau Interpersonal Theory and its application with QSEN Name: Institution: Course Title: Date: Introduction The Peplau Interpersonal Theory was advanced by Hildegard Peplau in 1948. As its proponent, she seeks to define the nurse-patient relationship. She advocates for active participation of both parties in ensuring that the experience is more human. The nurse is expected to initiate the communication process that leads to treatment. On the other hand, the patient is expected to open up to the nurse during care and treatment. The nurse facilitates this mutual relationship through observing the patient's behavior, describing the patient's illness, formulating the appropriate care for the patient, interpreting the doctor's prescription, validating the treatment, and intervening whenever it is deemed necessary (Peplau, 1991). The interpersonal relationship between the nurse and the patient has four distinct phases, which are; orientation in