A nurse caring for patients in the intensive care unit develops values from experience to form a personal code of ethics. Which statements best describe a characteristic of the devel- opment of a...

A nurse caring for patients in the intensive care unit develops
values from experience to form a personal code of ethics.

Which statements best describe a characteristic of the devel-
opment of a personal value system? Select all that apply.

a. People are born with values.
b. Values act as standards to guide behavior.
c. Values are ranked on a continuum of importance.
d. Values influence beliefs about health and illness.
e. Value systems are not related to personal codes of
conduct.
f. Nurses should not let their values influence patient
care.