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?
A) Task interdependence
B) Resource competition
C) Structural conflict
D) Differences in values and beliefs

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1. Task interdependence occurs when one group's success in completing tasks is dependent on another group's work.
2. The statement that the husband wants home health is not a clear example of resource competition.
3. Structural conflict has to do with structured relationships in which one person in the conflict is subordinate to the other.
4. This situation is a potential conflict between the healthcare workers who believe that the husband can take care of the wife and the husband who believes that he cannot.

The Nurse and a Client Are Discussing Instructions for Self-Care