The best method for nurse educators to teach professional values is
a. reading the ANA code.
b. laissez-faire.
c. role modeling.
d. values clarification.
ANS: C
Nursing education helps a nurse to acquire a professional value system. In nursing school, the student nurse begins to take on some of the values of the nursing profession. Often, professional values are transmitted by tradition in nursing classes and clinical experiences. They are modeled by expert nurses and assimilated as part of the role socialization process during the years spent as a student and new graduate. Professional values are stated in the ANA code, but the best way to transmit them is by role modeling. Professional values are transmitted by tradition and assimilated in the role socialization process. Values clarification helps a nurse to identify and prioritize values.
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