The Texas Board of Nursing (TX BON) states “A professional nurse is responsible for providing safe, compassionate, comprehensive nursing care to patients and their families with complex healthcare needs” (Practice- Registered Nurse n.d.). One of the standards set forth by TX BON is “the maintenance of health, or prevention of illness”. Leininger’s theory says when an individual’s cultural expectations are not met or overlooked can delay progress or lead to worsening health. A nurse is not able to maintain health or prevent illness if he/she is faced with the obstacle lacking cultural knowledge and awareness. Therefore, nurses must approach each patient encounter uniquely with what is learned through literature and from clinical experiences in developing a nursing care plan. Another scope of practice defined by TX BON is the supervision and…show more content… There are incongruities cross-culturally because not everyone is prepared to handle differences in culture care. Leininger’s theory speaks to this issue because a transcultural provider would understand and render care appropriate to the patient’s cultural traditions where possible. The interaction between different backgrounds embodies each of his/her own values of its community and how they relate to his/her behavior using cultural competencies. Nurses cannot approach every patient encounter with the same tactic, he/she must analyze the patient surroundings and think about cultural preferences affecting the patient’s care. The Culture Care Theory is a building block aiding nurses and the health care system to improved patient outcome, decreased health care costs and length of stay because they are going beyond routine nursing care and incorporating cultural aptitude. Thus, making the social and cross-cultural impact relevant and a strength to the
