The nurse is assessing an African American client whose cultural background is different from the cultural background of the nurse. The client has symptoms of metabolic acidosis
Which of the following situations would illustrate prejudice on the nurse's part? 1. Making an assumption that all members of each culture are alike
2. Understanding that all culture members will have the same beliefs
3. Bringing previous negative information and experiences into this situation
4. Taking general knowledge from literature and applying it to the situation
3. Bringing previous negative information and experiences into this situation
Rationale:
Prejudice is a negative belief or preference that is generalized about a group, which leads to "prejudgment.". Prejudice occurs when the person making the judgment generalizes an experience of one individual from a culture to all members of that group. The other options describe stereotypical behavior, which is assuming that all members of a culture or ethnic group are alike.
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