How can nurses best deal with the value systems of clients for whom they are providing care?
a. Nurses must learn to disregard the value systems of the clients they work with to provide the best care.
b. The nurse's value system must be set aside when working with clients who have different value systems.
c. Nurses must adapt and change their value systems to conform with the value systems of the clients being cared for.
d. Nurses must recognize that their personal value system influences how situations are perceived and what decisions are made.
D
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