While assessing a client from a different culture, the nurse passes over several sections because of previous experience with other clients from the same culture. Which of the following is this nurse demonstrating?
1. Stereotyping
2. Diversity
3. Cultural sensitivity
4. Time management
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Stereotyping is generalizing characteristics of a culture as being the same for everyone within that cultural group. The nurse should avoid stereotyping when conducting assessments with clients of different cultures. The nurse is not demonstrating diversity, cultural sensitivity, or time management.
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a. barrel chest. b. broken vessels in the nose. c. erythematous ear lobes. d. pectus excavatum.
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a. Proceed to the next patient's room to make rounds. b. Determine the patient does not want any pain medicine. c. Ask the patient about the facial grimacing with movement. d. Administer the pain medication ordered for moderate to severe pain.
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A. convert B. cancel C. simplify D. reduce