Rank in order the following 12 potential nursing actions, using “1” to indicate the most important choice in a client–community health nurse relationship and “12” to indicate the least important choice.
Touching clients
Empathetically listening to clients
Disclosing yourself to clients
Becoming emotionally involved with clients
Teaching clients
Being honest in answering clients’ questions
Seeing that clients conform to professionals’ advice
Helping to decrease clients’ anxiety
Making sure that clients are involved in decision making
Following legal mandates regarding health practices
Remaining “professional” with clients
(Add an alternative of your own)
Examine your ordering of these options. What values can be identified based on your responses in this exercise? How do these values emerge in your behavior?