Registered Nurses are taught that there are illnesses that effect specific cultures and diseases have their own characteristics that assist in the diagnosing of the disease.
we are taught to compartmentalize symptoms, illnesses and cultural characteristics that make them susceptible to certain diseases.
stereotyping is detrimental to the group stereotype, diminishes the person but also cuts short the learning process and stops students from meeting their full potential. Often students themselves do not fully know all of their own diversities and by being free to learn, they can become more aware of themselves and their patients
