How does co-dependence relate to nursing?
a. It is a necessary quality to develop a mutually rewarding relationship with the patient.
b. It is potentially destructive, because the nurse's co-dependency may prevent meeting the patient's needs.
c. Co-dependent nurses find nursing a healthy way to expand on nursing learned during school.
d. Co-dependency is the long-term goal of nursing instructors for nursing students.
ANS: B
Nurse co-dependence may interfere with patient autonomy (e.g., learning self-care skills). Co-dependency is not necessary, nor is it a healthy way to expand on nursing learned during school. Co-dependence is not a goal of nursing instructors for nursing students.
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