Before Beginning a Particularly Stressful Shift in a Critical Care

question 17

Multiple Choice

Before beginning a particularly stressful shift in a critical care nursery, a nurse is in the practice of reviewing his attitudes and feelings about death and dying, dignity of people, and the parental role in understanding and questioning cares and treatments. This nurse is cultivating which of the following?

• A) Critical-thinking attitudes.
• B) Ambiguity.
• C) Dissonance.
• D) Self-assessment.

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