An elderly patient tells the charge nurse that she wants another nurse to take care of her. When the charge nurse questions the patient, she states "I don't want a man taking care of me." Which cultural barrier is this patient exhibiting?
1) Ethnocentrism
2) Racism
3) Sexism
4) Chauvinism
ANS: 3
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