Which scenario represents a nurse working at Kohlberg’s preconventiona

QUESTION

Which scenario represents a nurse working at Kohlberg’s preconventional stage of moral development?

1. The nurse agrees to work overtime today if he or she can have a weekend shift off.
2. The nurse agrees to work overtime today to gain the approval of the new nursing supervisor.
3. The nurse agrees to work overtime today because the hospital administration has released a rule stating that each nurse must work one overtime shift per month.
4. The nurse agrees to work overtime today because the other nurse who was asked to work the overtime shift needs to attend his or her child’s school play.

ANSWER:

Correct Answer: 1

At the preconventional level, the person takes action to satisfy personal needs. At the conventional level, the person takes action to please another and to gain approval as in the option regarding the new nursing supervisor. When the nurse takes an action to follow a rule as in the option regarding the rule stating that each nurse must work one overtime shift per month, he or she is also working at the conventional level. The postconventional level is represented by the remaining option in which the nurse respects the other nurse’s need and acts to protect the interests of another.