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rayancarla1

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The nurse who has been hired to work on an oncology unit identifies which group of women as being at highest risk of developing breast cancer?
 
  a. African
  b. Caucasian
  c. Asian
  d. Hispanic

Question 2

An experienced nurse tells the student nurse, I have found that most Hispanic immigrants live in unsanitary conditions but are hard workers. How should the student nurse best classify this statement?
 
  a. Stereotyping
  b. Prejudice
  c. Discrimination
  d. Misinformed



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Asian women in the U.S., but Asian women have relatively lower rates of breast cancer screening than African American and white women in the U.S. Furthermore, disparities in breast cancer screening reportedly result from: low income, lack of a local mammography center, lack of transportation to a mammography center, lack of a usual healthcare provider, lack of a recommendation from a healthcare provider to get mammography screening, lack of awareness of breast cancer risks and screening methods, and cultural and language differences.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Stereotyping often leads to biased clinical decision-making. Stereotyping refers to the process by which people use social categories (e.g., gender or race/ethnicity) in acquiring, processing, and recalling information about others. Both implicit and explicit negative attitudes and stereotypes of healthcare providers significantly shape interactions with patients, influence how information is recalled, and guide expectations and inferences in systematic ways. Stereotyping often occurs subconsciously, unlike prejudice or discrimination. Prejudice, which refers to unjustified negative attitudes based on a person's group membership, is another source of biased clinical decision-making. Discrimination refers to the actual mistreatment of individuals based on race, gender, ethnicity, etc. The nurse is not misinformed as the nurse has practiced for some time and made a statement based on observation and experience.





 

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