RN Exam Practice
Psychosocial IntegrityQuestion 940 of 2368

The spouse of a client with a substance use disorder regularly calls in to the workplace with excuses for the client absences. How does the nurse describe this behavior?

  1. Limit-setting, because it protects the family
  2. Recovery, because it supports the client
  3. Enabling, because it helps the client avoid changing the behavior
  4. Role shifting, because the spouse takes over household chores
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Correct answer: Enabling, because it helps the client avoid changing the behavior

Helping the client more than needed lets the client avoid facing the effects of the behavior.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Maladaptive Coping Behaviors: Codependency. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Psychosocial Integrity"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026