What is the main difference between transcendent and actualizing values according to Parker and Barry?
A. Transcendent values refer to intermittent values found in nursing situations, whereas actualizing values refer to continuous values used to guide practice in nursing situations.
B. Transcendent values are used to guide certain nursing situations, whereas actualizing values are always present in nursing situations.
C. Transcendent values are those expressed by the community, whereas actualizing values are those that mutually evolve between the community and the nurse.
D. Transcendent values are always present in nursing situations, whereas actualizing values guide practice in certain situations.
ANS: D
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