Values Development 1 Running Head: VALUES DEVELOPMENT

Values Development Helen M Donald Stat Unive!sit" o# Ne$ %o!& 'nstitute o# Te (nolog" Uti a Rome

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Running Head: VALUES DEVELOPMENT Values Development 't is impo!tant #o! nu!ses to *e a$a!e o# p(ases o# values development *e ause it allo$s a nu!se to see a $ide spe t!um+ 't allo$s t(e nu!se to unde!stand t(e !easoning *e(ind t(e de isions people ma&e+ A *ette! a$a!eness o# t(e values p(ases allo$s a nu!se to see t(at a pe!son,s values an (ange *ased on di##e!ent i! umstan es+ T!aumati events and ne$ -o*s an (elp t!ans#o!m a pe!son,s values+ A o!ding to .o$le!,s model a pe!son an (ange #!om a (ig(e! stage in values development to a lo$e! stage and !et(in& and add!ess ne$ $a"s o# mo!al t(in&ing+ /0u!&(a!dt1 p1234 Unde!standing o# values development allo$s a nu!se to !e#le t on (is o! (e! o$n values and !esponsi*ilities+ 't an (elp a nu!se #ind app!e iation in ot(e! people,s de ision5ma&ing p!o ess+ Unde!standing t(at t(e!e a!e stages in on#o!ming to t(e values p!a ti ed on a pa!ti ula! unit in a (ospital an allo$ a nu!se to see $(" olleagues ma&e de isions+ T(ese de isions ma" *e made *ased on t(e values in t(at (ospital and not ne essa!il" values t(at olleague *elieves #o! t(emselves+ .o$le!,s model e6plains t(at mo!al de ision5ma&ing is *ased on *ot( emotional and et(i al !easoning+ /0u!&(a!dt1 p1234 7o!&ing in a p!edominantl" #emale a!!ie! 8illian,s stud" o# t(e ps" (ologi al development o# $omen is impo!tant to unde!stand+ 7omen tend to *e mo!e emotional and !eate tig(t inte!pe!sonal !elations(ips $it( people+ T(is stud" implies t(at man" $omen *ase a lot o# et(i al de ision ma&ing on emotional !easoning and tend to e6 lude !ules o# mo!al t(in&ing+ /0u!&(a!dt1 p129512:4

Values Development ; Re#e!en es 0u!&(a!dt1 M+1 Nat(aniel1 A+ /)22<4 Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing, Third Edition. Delma!: =engage Lea!ning+