A registered nurse has recently been reassigned to the gynecology unit at the hospital
The nurse is strongly against abortion because of religious beliefs and contacts the nursing supervisor re-garding the assignment because the unit cares for women who are undergoing abortions. The nurse is having a conflict in which area? a. Confidentiality
b. Values
c. Social networking
d. Culture
B
The nurse is having a conflict in values because of religious beliefs and abortion. A value is a personal belief about the worth of an idea, a custom, or an object. Confidentiality is not the issue because no confidences have been broken. Social networking is online communication, which is not the issue in this scenario, values are the issue. The nurse is not having a conflict in culture, but in beliefs and values.
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