Ethnocentrism can be counteracted by the nurse's use of which of the following practices?
A) Self-disclosure
B) Self-discipline
C) Self-esteem
D) Self-analysis
Ans: D
Ethnocentrism, or the tendency to believe that one's own way of thinking, believing, and behaving is superior to that of others, is counteracted by the nurse's use of self-analysis. The other answers are not applicable as a counteraction to ethnocentrism.
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