A female patient is hospitalized with traumatic injuries caused by MVA. Her daughter who was killed in the accident was taken to the same hospital, The patient is constantly asking for her daughter The orthopedic surgeon tells the nurse not to tell the patient about her daughter. Which of the following terms best describes the situation?
- overt values
- values conflict
- societal values
-Incongruent values
Incongruent values best describes the situation.
These are defined as the occasion in which the values of an individual seems awkward with the values of the institution for they are worked for.Here,the values of the doctor made him to hide the daughter's death to her mother as it might cause further complications in patient but the hospital values says to report the death to the relatives.
Other definitions are;
The values that are specially conveyed through policies and statements regarding the individual,group and organised systems are known as overt values.
Value conflict can be defined as a type of conflict in which the differences in abiding belief creates different point of view.
Societal values are the values detailed for the security of the society.
Overt values,values conflict and societal values does not match the situation.
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