The charge nurse on an oncology unit encourages her staff to complete a values clarification exercise. What type of insight is provided by the exercise? (Select all that apply.)
a. The nurses' own values
b. Values that influence care decisions
c. Values that must be abandoned or changed
d. Values that may cause an ethical dilemma
e. Negative values
ANS: A, B, D
A values clarification exercise neither designates any value as negative nor suggests that any value be abandoned. The exercise is to help persons gain insight into their own value system.
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