A nurse who is considered to be judgmental may do what?
A) Be more efficient and effective at making clinical decisions under pressure
B) Choose interventions based on his or her own values
C) Be better able to discern symptoms and signs from personality traits
D) Be paralyzed by fear when interacting with mentally ill clients
Ans: B
Persons who display judgmental attitudes are often inflexible and run the risk of neglecting the perception of others, possibly arriving at an opinion based on their own values without enough facts or enough regard for what other people may feel or think. Being judgmental does not enhance decision-making or clinical judgment. It is more likely to foster overconfidence than fear.
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