A nurse is caring for a patient who has been attending a local university to earn a law degree. The patient states, "I want to earn my degree so that I can fight for justice and human rights for people throughout the world." The nurse recognizes that the patient is in which stage of Lawrence Kohlberg's moral development theory?
A) Conventional morality
B) Preoperational morality
C) Preconventional morality
D) Postconventional morality

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The patient's statement reflects the highest stage of Kohlberg's theory, which is postconventional morality. This stage is characterized by an individual's pursuit of ethical principles that are universal and not dependent on society's laws or expectations. The patient's desire to fight for justice and human rights for people throughout the world reflects an adherence to ethical principles beyond what is required by society.

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