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A Patient of Asian Descent Has a Diagnosis of Depression

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A patient of Asian descent has a diagnosis of depression. A colleague tells the nurse, "This patient often looks down and is reluctant to share feelings. However, I've observed the patient spontaneously interacting with other black patients." Select the nurse's best response.


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Polluted Air

The presence of harmful or excessive quantities of substances, including gases, particulates, and biological molecules in the Earth's atmosphere, causing health and environmental issues.

Racism

Bias, unfair treatment, or hostility towards an individual from another race, stemming from the conviction that one's own race is superior.

White Privilege

The societal benefits and advantages that white people have over non-white people, often unconsciously or inadvertently, in many social, political, and economic arenas.

Color-blindness

In societal context, it refers to the ideology that disregards racial characteristics when considering people's rights, opportunities, and social interactions.

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