A nurse manager will not allow a Muslim nurse to wear a head covering while on duty. This is an example of:
1.
cultural blindness.
2.
ethnocentrism.
3.
cultural shock.
4.
cultural competence.
ANS: 1
Cultural blindness occurs when a person refuses to recognize the cultural needs of another person.
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