The nurse is caring for a patient transferred from the local prison who was arrested and convicted of child sexual abuse. The nurse feels disgust for the patient's behavior but can avoid being judgmental by understanding what?
1.
Motivation
2.
State laws
3.
The patient's social history
4.
Code of ethics
ANS: 1
Understanding the patient's motivation may help the nurse be less judgmental.
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