The nurse is assigned to care for a client who is incontinent of stool. The nurse washes her hands, cleans the client and bed linens, and repositions the client. Which of the following nursing values is the nurse exhibiting?
1. Caring
2. Hygiene
3. Precision
4. Timeliness
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Rationale 1: The nurse is caring for the client, so the value displayed is caring. The degrees of timeliness and precision exhibited are unknown because we don't have enough information. While the type of care provided is hygiene, that is not one of the values of nursing, and is covered by the value of caring.
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