Avoiding Stereotyping and Bias

Work type: Discussion Essay

Format: APA

Pages: 1 pages – 275 words, Double spaced

Academic level: Master’s

Subject or discipline: Health Care

Title: Discussion 7 | Avoiding Stereotyping and Bias

Number of sources: 2

Review the assigned readings to prepare for this discussion.

Not Your Mother’s Wheelchair Etiquette (opens in new window)
Pearson is Apologizing for These Racist Stereotypes in Nursing Textbooks (opens in new window)
Patient-Centered Care: The Key to Cultural Competence (opens in new window)

Research an article on the consequences of employing stereotypes within groups.

Post a link to your article in the discussion forum.

What approach to cultural competence do you feel is more compatible with your personal point of view?
What areas do you think that you could improve upon to become more culturally competent, and less susceptible to stereotyping?
Under what circumstances would you choose to do nothing after witnessing an incidence of stereotyping?

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