The nurse is caring for two patients from an Hispanic background. The nurse notices some differences between the two in the religious practices and the slang used for communicating. What is most likely the etiology of these differences?
A) Cultural norms
B) Cultural relativity
C) Ethnicity
D) Ethnocentrism
Ans: C
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