Postmodernism Worldview Nursing Case

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Based on postmodernism worldview, there is no God, no life after death, and no resurrection. Therefore, there is not going to be any reward or punishment for right and wrong doings after death. Human beings act based on what they think is right to do on each circumstances, and social good is whatever society think is good. Therefore, in this case the nurse might rationalize the situation by thinking that it is patient’s problem to be homeless and to not have a good insurance because every person is responsible for his or her own action. On the other hand, nurses learn to act based on code of ethics no matter what kind of worldview they believe on. Therefore, the nurse should still advocate for the patient since this is socially expected from

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