Before beginning a particularly stressful shift in a critical care nursery,
a nurse is in the practice of reviewing his attitudes and feelings about death and dying, dignity of people, and the parental role in understanding and questioning cares and treatments. This nurse is cultivating which of the following?
1. Critical-thinking attitudes
2. Dissonance
3. Ambiguity
4. Self-assessment
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale: Nurses are in and around situations that require attitudes of curiosity, fair-mindedness, humility, courage, and perseverance. They need attitudes that foster critical thinking. A rigorous personal assessment may help determine what attitudes a nurse already possesses and which need to be cultivated. Identifying weak or vulnerable attitudes and reflecting on situations where decisions were made and then later regretted helps to assess the nurse's own biases and perceptions.
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antigen. A) True B) False
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What will be an ideal response?