A nurse is working with a student on the acute care psychiatric unit. The student asks the nurse why it is important to assess clients' values when there are many other more important issues to attend to. The nurse's reply should emphasize which of the following?

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Assessing clients' values is important because health behaviors are strongly influenced by personal values. Understanding the values of the client can help the nurse provide individualized care that is more likely to be accepted and followed by the client. It can also help the nurse identify any potential conflicts between the client's values and the plan of care. It is not necessary to ensure that clients' values are congruent with the nurse's values, and while values regarding health may be common across many cultures, they are also highly individualized. Values do not form the scientific basis for health behaviors; rather, research on health behaviors is based on scientific studies.

A Nurse Is Working with a Student on the Acute