While working with another group of community health nurses, a nurse overhears one of the nurses saying, "That older man should just retire. He's 70 years old. How productive can he be?" The nurse interprets this statement as reflecting which of the follo
A) Prejudice
B) Bias
C) Ageism
D) Insight
Ans: C
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A. Flat bone B. Irregular bone C. Long bone D. Short bone
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