While completing a nursing degree in Virginia, a student who is interested in teaching in Laredo, Texas, enrolls in Spanish classes for 4 years, knowing that a high number of Mexican-Americans live there. This nursing student values:
a. cultural competence.
b. ethnocentrism.
c. prejudice.
d. stereotyping.
ANS: A
Correct: Cultural competence is the responsibility of all nurses to become knowledgeable about the values, beliefs, and health care practices of the culturally diverse groups that are dominant in the nurse's particular practice area.
Incorrect:
b. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's own ethnic group, culture, or nation is best.
c. Prejudice is a preconceived, deeply held, usually negative judgment that has been formed about other groups.
d. Stereotyping is assigning particular beliefs and behaviors to specific groups without recognition of individuality.
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