Ending an NP Client Relationship
NPs have a professional obligation to provide safe, competent, and ethical care for clients and to establish therapeutic nurse client relationships (TNCRs) that are culturally safe and equitable. TNCRs are foundational to the practice of an NP; however, situations may arise (e.g., planned or unplanned) that may lead to the discontinuation of the NP-client relationship. These circumstances require careful consideration and reflection and require the NP to fulfill certain legislative, regulatory, and, if applicable, employer requirements.
The following two regulatory guidelines will help NPs employ their professional judgment and clinical reasoning to determine what is reasonable and expected in their practice setting and make decisions that are in the best interest of the public.
Ending the Therapeutic Nurse Practitioner Client Relationship