What is the most serious negative effect of a nurse maintaining ethnocentric views but not recognizing or acknowledging this?
A) The nurse fails to understand the views of other cultures because of his or her ethnocentrism.
B) The nurse does not communicate effectively with members of other cultures because of his or her ethnocentrism.
C) The nurse's ethnocentrism causes damage to interpersonal relationships and interferes with the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
D) Nurses are immune to the effects of ethnocentrism.
Ans: C
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