A 45-year-old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of chest pain and feeling anxious. She asks to have an electrocardiogram (EKG) but is told that "heart disease is a man's disease" and is given a prescription for lorazepam (Ativan)
What can the nurse conclude?
A.
If the woman were older, she may have received an EKG.
B.
Sex hormones play a powerful role in determining heart disease.
C.
Stereotyping seriously impacted the care the woman received.
D.
Women under the age of 45 are at low risk of having heart disease.
ANS: C
A stereotype is a mental image that portrays members of a specific group with the same attributes. Believing that heart disease is a "man's disease" is an example of a stereotype. Because the practitioner held this view, the woman's health care was compromised. The other statements cannot be justified from this example.
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