Janet, an African American female, fell at the mall shopping and was transported to an urgent care center to be examined. The x-rays were negative for fracture and Janet was not prescribed anything for her pain
At the urgent care center where Janet was treated, the health care providers were aware that this type of injury can be painful. According to recent studies within health care, failure to offer Janet pain medication could be a form of:
A.
Prejudice.
B.
Ethnocentrism.
C.
Stereotype.
D.
Malpractice.
ANS: A
A study at Emory University found that African Americans at times were offered less pain medication than other ethnicities. If the basis for this was race, that is prejudice.
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