The nurse is aware that if patients' different cultures are implied to be inferior,the emotional attitude the nurse is displaying is what?

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Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's way of living and behaving is the best way.This includes the emotional attitude that the values,beliefs,and perceptions of one's ethnic group are superior to those of others.Acculturation is the gradual changes that are produced in a culture by the influence of another culture that cause one or both cultures to become more similar.The minority culture is forced to learn the majority culture to survive.Cultural shock is the helpless feeling and state of disorientation felt by an outsider attempting to adapt to a different culture group.Cultural sensitivity,a component of culturally competent care,is an awareness of cultural similarities and differences.

The Nurse Is Aware That If Patients' Different Cultures Are