The social status of women affects the status of the nursing profession because:

The social status of women affects the status of the nursing profession because:
 
  a. nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
  b. throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
  c. women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
  d. women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.

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The process of becoming more conscious of and naming what we value or consider worthy is:
 
  a. journaling. c. overt values.
  b. values clarification. d. values conflict.

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The concept of social need is important to the ethical foundations of the nursing professional because:
 
  a. nurses must determine the health needs of society.
  b. nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need.
  c. theories of sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them as conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
  d. social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.

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Axiology is a branch of philosophy that studies:
 
  a. ethics. c. awareness.
  b. mathematics. d. values.