A nurse in a women's health clinic values abstinence as the best method of birth control. However, she offers compassionate care to unmarried pregnant adolescents. What is the nurse demonstrating?
A) modeling of value transmission
B) conflict in values acceptance
C) nonjudgmental "value neutral" care
D) values conflict that may lead to stress
Ans: C
The nurse is demonstrating nonjudgmental "value neutral" care. This means she is respecting and accepting the individuality of patients, does not assume that her personal values are right, and does not judge the patients' values as right or wrong depending on their congruence with hers.
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