A nurse believes that the best treatment for illness is the use of Western medicine and alternative therapies should not be used for healing. This is an example of
a. Ethnocentrism
b. Cultural imposition
c. Racism
d. Stereotyping
ANS: A
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1. White blood cell system. 2. Renal system. 3. Lymphatic system. 4. Cardiovascular system.
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a. 35-year-old client with H1N1 influenza b. 58-year-old client with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) c. 79-year-old client with advanced dementia d. 62-year-old client with left side paralysis resulting from a stroke
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