The Nurse Has Received Advanced Orders for a Patient That

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse has received advanced orders for a patient that she is expecting to be admitted from the emergency room (ER) . The patient's name is Mr. Herman Goldstein. Trying to get ahead on her task, the nurse changes the patient's diet from "Regular" to "Kosher." When the patient reaches the unit, the nurse discovers that the patient is Catholic even though his father is Jewish. The nurse is guilty of giving in to:

• A) illogical thinking.
• B) a bias.
• C) closed-mindedness.
• D) an erroneous assumption.

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