A group of psychiatric–mental health nurses have attended an inservice that addressed the topic of "everyday ethics." This concept is best described as an approach to care that:
A) Emphasizes respect, caring, and unconditional positive regard
B) Focuses on maintaining the client's autonomy
C) Emphasizes beneficence and fidelity in all nurse–client interactions
D) Ensures that health care is provided justly
Ans: A
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"Everyday ethics" act as the center of nursing practice and give meaning and purpose to nursing care. They focus on interpersonal relationships, demand the confirmation of positive regard, and respect the search for human dignity. They involve not only caring "for" but also caring "about" the client. The other given characteristics are congruent with everyday ethics but are not the central concepts.
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