Which of the following nursing students most clearly exhibits open-mindedness?
A) Jeremy tells himself that all clients' behaviors and thought processes are equally valid and beneficial.
B) Kristin realizes that there is nothing that she can do to make a person think or act in a different way.
C) Ravi consciously tries to refrain from making judgments until he has gathered as many facts as possible.
D) Jerome knows that he does not have the right to ask a client to do something that he himself would not want to do.
Ans: C
Individuals who display an open-minded attitude do not make decisions until they are aware of all the facts pertaining to a certain situation. Open-mindedness does not mean that every action and thought are beneficial, that a nurse is powerless to effect change in a client, or that the nurse must be willing to perform any necessary intervention on himself or herself.
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