When an older nurse complains to a younger nurse thatnurses just aren’t ethical anymore, which reply reflects thebest understanding of moral development?a. “Behaving ethically develops gradually from childhood;maybe my generation doesn’t value this enough to developan ethical code.”b. “I don’t agree that nurses were more ethical in the past. It’sa new age and the ethics are new!” c. “Ethics is genetically determined . . . it’s like having blue orbrown eyes. Maybe we’re evolving out of the ethical senseyour generation had.”d. “I agree! It’s impossible to be ethical when working in apractice setting like this!”

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When an older nurse complains to a younger nurse that
nurses just aren’t ethical anymore, which reply reflects the
best understanding of moral development?
a. “Behaving ethically develops gradually from childhood;
maybe my generation doesn’t value this enough to develop
an ethical code.”
b. “I don’t agree that nurses were more ethical in the past. It’s
a new age and the ethics are new!”

c. “Ethics is genetically determined . . . it’s like having blue or
brown eyes. Maybe we’re evolving out of the ethical sense
your generation had.”
d. “I agree! It’s impossible to be ethical when working in a
practice setting like this!”

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