The nurse is working through the process to become nonjudgmental when providing care to clients. This process would include all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. expecting others to behave in certain ways because they belong to a certain group.
b. recognizing when one's thoughts are biased and prejudicial.
c. accepting one's own feelings.
d. identifying the source of one's negative feelings.
ANS: A
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