Beliefs and Values in Nursing Sherpath Questions and answers

Self awareness - Conscious knowledge of ones own character, feelings, motives and desires Self awareness allows - Nurse to analyze personal feelings and respect patients privacy, dignity, religious and cultural beliefs Beliefs - Perception of what is right, true or real Zero order beliefs - Most are unconscious (object permanence) First order beliefs - Conscious, based on direct experience Higher order beliefs - Generalizations or idea that are derived from first order beliefs and reasoning First order - Serve as the foundation of an individual's belief system and are developed well into adulthood Higher order beliefs use - Inductive and deductive reasoning Generalizations - General statements that allow use to categorize new information Stereotypes - Conceptualized depiction of a person/group that is thought to be typical of all Stereotypes are used to - Rationalize personal bias and prejudice Prejudice - A preformed opinion, usually an unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge, irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypesValues - Enduring ideas about what a person considers the right thing to do. Determines the importance of a belief Values system - a set of somewhat consistent values and measures that are organized into a belief system Values conflict - When a persons values are inconsistent with their behaviors values clarification - Process used to reflect on, clarify, and prioritize personal values to increase self awareness. Involves choosing, prizing, actions. Personal values - Life principles most important to an individual.