A client tells the nurse that the only thing that helps him sleep is a glass of warm milk. The nurse caring for the client insists that this practice is a myth and tries to convince the client that reading a book will help make him sleepy
What is the nurse demonstrating?
A) Cultural pervasiveness
B) Cultural superiority
C) Stereotyping
D) Ethnocentrism
Ans: D
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Sometimes health care providers assume they know better than their clients what will help them. This is a form of ethnocentrism. Pervasiveness refers to learning a set of behaviors within a culture. Stereotyping refers to preconceived and untested beliefs about people.
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