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What are values? - ✔✔Core beliefs you hold regarding what is right and fair in
terms of our actions and our interactions with others.
Guide us and priorities
How are values learned? - ✔✔Learned in conscious and unconscious ways.
Conscious (how do you acquire values) - ✔✔through instruction by parents,
teachers, mentors,religious leaders, and educators, professional or social group
leaders
Formally adopted by groups & written in-professional codes of ethics, religious
doctrines, societal laws, and statement of an organization's philosophy
Subconscious (how do you acquire values) - ✔✔socialization and role modeling
What is self awareness? - ✔✔Knowing how you're behaving and how it affects
others
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,Understanding others perspectives - ✔✔We can never 'walk in someone's
shoes',however, we can remain open to how others' realities, experiences,
cultures, spirituality, and environments have shaped their perspective.
What is values clarification? - ✔✔Refers to the process of becoming more
conscious of and articulating what we value or consider worthy.
Steps of Values Clarification (2) - ✔✔(Step 1)- the nurse clarifies personal values
through reflection and discussion.
(Step 2)- the nurse helps the pt. to clarify values through structured
communication.
What is structured communication? - ✔✔Repeat what the pt. has said -
summarize-give time for them to reflect.
Encourage exploration or discussion and don't impose your own values
No judgments
Client behaviors that may indicate unclear/conflicting values (5) - ✔✔1) Ignoring
health and professional advice
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, 2) Inconsistent communication or behaviour
3) Numerous admissions to a healthcare agency for the same problem
4) Confusion or uncertainty about which course of action to take
5) Refusal of care
CNO Values (7) - ✔✔1) client well-being
2) client choice
3) privacy and confidentiality
4) respect for life
5) maintaining commitments
6) truthfulness
7) fairness
8 primary values of the Canadian Nurses Association - ✔✔1. Safe, Competent,
and Ethical Care
2. Health and Wellbeing
3. Choice
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