Throughout Their Careers, Nurses Are in an Ongoing State of Acculturation

Multiple Choice

Throughout their careers, nurses are in an ongoing state of acculturation, gaining experience from formal nursing school classes, clinical experiences, and the ethical issues they encounter in their clinical practice. The ideal outcomes of these ongoing experiences with cultural decision making include: (Select all that apply.)

A) increased trustworthiness.
B) enhanced ability to take into consideration many aspects of ethical situations.
C) confidence to make decisions based on experience and ethical intelligence.
D) improved clinical decision making and advocacy for patient autonomy.
E) authority to make ethical decisions independently that meet personal moral beliefs.