Olivia has a history of anxiety and depression. She experiences frequent challenging periods every year and has been admitted to the local hospital's Mental Health Unit on four occasions over the past 10 months. She has been struggling to deal with a family crisis since 12 months ago. During her last 3 admissions, Gordon, an RPN(Registered Practical Nurse) in the Mental Health Unit has been Olivia's primary nurse providing care. Olivia has developed a comfort in talking with Gordon and sharing details about the problems and challenges she faces. Olivia feels her recovery with each admission is partly because of the support she has received from Gordon. Olivia expresses this to her sister and also reveals that she is very attached to him and feels emotionally attracted to him. Prior to her final discharge, she expressed her gratitude and tells Gordon that it was because of him that she feels so much better. She asks him if they could exchange phone numbers for maintaining a friendship. Gordon and Olivia exchange numbers. Six months after the discharge Olivia and Gordon, along with four other individuals, two friends of each, decide to rent a house together. While being roommates, Olivia faces two admissions to the Mental Health Unit where Gordon still works. Despite the fact that they are roommates, Gordon provides care to Olivia and does not disclose their roommate relationship at work.

QUESTION: include a recommendation for the RPN (Registered Practical Nurse) practice, based on information from the CNO standard. support this recommendation with information from one scholarly research article.

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