In given situations, the nature and degree of reasonable care expected of people providing care may differ depending upon which factor?
A) The individual's status as a professional
B) The individual's sense of ethical responsibility
C) The individual's sense of societal obligations
D) The individual's understanding of the law

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Rationale 1: Individuals of a specific profession have their own unique care standards. These define the minimal requirements of an acceptable level of care that can be expected of a given profession. They are developed to see that no unnecessary harm comes to the patient and to protect and safeguard the public as a whole.
Rationale 2: Too much variation of care practices may exist if standards were only based on an individual provider's sense of ethics.
Rationale 3: Too much variation of care practices may exist if standards were only based on societal obligations.
Rationale 4: Too much variation of care practices may exist if standards were only based on laws.

In Given Situations, the Nature and Degree of Reasonable Care