Influence of Leininger’s Culture Care Theory on Nursing Values and Goals

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Part A
One of the nursing theories that have influenced my values and goals is Leininger’s
Culture Care Theory (LCCT).
LCCT believes that culture along with care is a powerful tool for health and
prosperity. Madeleine Leininger, a certified nurse, administrator and the public figure,
founded the theory (Giger, 2016). The LCCT theory aligns with the American Nurse
Association (ANA) professional standards. According to the ANA (2019) professional
standards, a nurse must practice in a culturally competent manner in order to improve the
overall provision for care.
The identified theory of nursing aligns with my professional practice while I am
procuring care for the patients who hail from the minority groups or the Aboriginals. While
caring for the Aboriginal service users, I will try to respect their culture belief, thoughts and
spiritual values. This approach again coincides with ANA professional standards, which
vouch for trans-cultural nursing (ANA, 2019).
Part B
Two prominent nursing figures of the 20th century are Mary Breckinridge and
Florence Guinness Blake. Mary Breckinridge was a registered nurse, operating in the United
States. She was the first professional who introduced the concept of nurses and midwives in
healthcare practice after the onset of the World War I in American Committee (O'brien,
2017). Florence Blake fought for importance of the nursing training program during the 20th
century in US in order to elevate the nursing care and practice. She was a dedicated pediatric
care nurse and her book is still referred in present day pediatric practice, “The Child, His
Parents and the Nurse” (Staub, 2013).

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Mark Breckinridge helped me to understand how different nursing professionals like
the nurses and the midwives help to promote healthy nursing activities under different
population of healthcare service users (Ross et al., 2017). Florence Blake theory of pediatric
care and management helped me to address the changing needs to the infants or the children
while care giving process, and to indulge parents in the therapy planning (Lucas et al., 2015).
Part C
The State Board of Nursing (SBN) is a non-profit organization, which works
independently in US. This organization holds membership of 50 different states of US,
Columbia districts and other four different US territories. The board looks after the public
health and safety (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, 2019). American Nurses
Association controls and co-ordinates the professional standards and the code of practice of
the nursing professionals working in the US (ANA, 2019).
SBN influences my nursing practice by enlightening me about the importance of the
safety practice in healthcare and importance of the joint collaboration of the multidisciplinary
team while making the care plan. The ANA enlightens me about the importance nursing
standards and professional practice codes, which help to refine my practice.
According to the National Council of the State Board of Nursing (NCSBN) failure to
maintain the nursing license requirements in the states of the US leads to strong disciplinary
actions against the nursing professionals who are found guilty.
There are two kind of license provision in the nursing profession in the U.S. First is
the license by the mutual recognition, which enables nurse to have once license (in his or her
own home state) and to practice both electronically and physically in other states who are the
member of this model of nursing regulation. Currently 24 states participate in the mutual