The nurse and a client are discussing instructions for self-care after discharge. The client's husband says, "I can't take care of her by myself. We need home health like we had before she came to the hospital
" This statement reflects which antecedent condition? 1. Task interdependence
2. Resource competition
3. Structural conflict
4. Differences in values and beliefs
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Rationale 1: Task interdependence occurs when one group's success in completing tasks is dependent on another group's work.
Rationale 2: The statement that the husband wants home health is not a clear example of resource competition.
Rationale 3: Structural conflict has to do with structured relationships in which one person in the conflict is subordinate to the other.
Rationale 4: This situation is a potential conflict between the health care workers who believe that the husband can take care of the wife and the husband who believes that he cannot.
Global Rationale:
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