Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality Presentation

Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality: Usefulness

• Importance of a human care concept;
• Culture helps to understand behavior;
• Cultures differ;
• Patients have culturally diverse backgrounds;
• Behavioral differences determine care.

There are five main reasons to prove the usefulness of the Culture Care Diversity and Universality theory:

1. Leininger proved the importance of a human care concept in nursing and explained that nursing metaparadigm was not as important as an understanding of cultural care in nursing (Masters, 2014).
2. This theorist underlined the necessity of culture in care because it helped to understand human behavior (McFarland, 2014).
3. Her theory is useful due to the recognition of the fact that cultures differ, and it is hard to use one theory or framework to comprehend all patients.
4. As soon as cultures are proved to be different, it is necessary to choose an appropriate approach for work with patients who have culturally diverse backgrounds (Shen, 2015).
5. Behavioral differences may influence nursing care; therefore, Leininger’s theory can help to improve nursing care by means of understanding cultural backgrounds, behavioral differences, and patients’ needs and expectations.