The nurse labels a patient an alcoholic because of his or her ethnicity. Which of the following best describes this action by the nurse?

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Stereotyping involves making oversimplified or generalized beliefs about a group of people based on certain characteristics, such as ethnicity, which is what the nurse is doing by labeling a patient an alcoholic based on their ethnicity.

The Nurse Labels a Patient an Alcoholic Because of His