Cultural Diversity and Transcultural Nursing Theory

Cultural Diversity using
theory of nursing practice
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Aspect of Diversity......................................................................................................................3
Trans-cultural nursing theory......................................................................................................3
Universal Declaration of Human Rights......................................................................................4
Implementation of theories into Nursing Practice - Culturally Competent Care........................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
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INTRODUCTION
Cultural diversity in nursing knowing the way to respond if an individual becomes violent
towards culture, religion, or gender. Cultural competency is essential in nursing as it help in
providing high quality care to patients and treating them with respect and dignity (Garneau, and
Pepin, 2015). This report covers transcultural theory and its use in in nursing practice. It also
includes the guidelines set out in Universal declaration of human Rights and nursing code of
conduct along with their application in understanding of diverse groups and theories and
guidelines to nursing practice.
MAIN BODY
Aspect of Diversity
Diversity involves various forces that make up a person involving culture, religion, age,
gender, social status, personality, sexual orientation etc. Cultural diversity can be stated as the
group of diverse people from distinct societies or cultures. In healthcare, diversity means
appreciating differences of people and treating their cultures, beliefs, values and lifestyles with
respect. Healthcare professionals with diverse backgrounds and cultures bring their unique
perspectives to share with patients and colleagues. This assist in enhancing the processes of
giving care and assist healthcare individuals to be more responsive and understanding to needs of
patient (Yoder-Wise, 2014).
Trans-cultural nursing theory
The Transcultural Nursing Theory was given by Madeleine Leininger that includes
understanding and knowing of different cultures associated with health illness caring practices
and nursing, values and beliefs with the aim to render efficacious and meaningful nursing care
services to individuals as per their health illness context and cultural values. This theory
emphasizes on the fact that distinct cultures have distant behaviour of caring and different illness
and health values, patterns of behaviour and beliefs. The worldview of cultural care flows into
knowledge regarding communities, groups, families, institutions and individuals in diverse
system of health care. This knowledge gives culturally specific expressions and meanings related
to Health and Care (Madeleine Leininger: Transcultural Nursing Theory, 2019).
The transcultural nursing is defined by the author as "a substantive study area and practice
emphasized on comparative cultural care beliefs, values as well as practices of groups or
individuals of same or distant cultures with the aim of rendering universal and culture specific
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