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Nursing Theory

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Nursing Theory

The research article by Collins et al. (2020) addresses the low rates of advance directive completion among the public focusing on African Americans. Therefore, the researchers employed Leininger’s Culture Care nursing theory; it focuses on the role of nursing care that fits the cultural or ethnic background of the patient (Collins et al., 2020).

Also identified as transcultural nursing, it allows nurses to appreciate better decisions based on cultural backgrounds. Moreover, respectful approaches to care are imposed. It also creates a conducive environment, thereby increasing patient satisfaction. Finally, nursing theory facilitates and bolsters nurse-patient relationships (Rosa et al., 2020).

The applicability of the theory in the nursing practice is diverse; for example, it can be used in hospice facilities to create a conducive environment for patients. Moreover, it increases nursing awareness considering the diverse nature of the American population. By increasingly being aware of patients cultural diversity, it can also be used in developing social groups in hospice care, thereby reducing the probability of mental disorders such as depression. According to Kozlov et al. (2019), hospice institutions have the highest prevalence rate of depression. Exploiting the parameters of the theory can aid in the reduction of depression in hospice facilities.

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Collins, J., Zoucha, R., Lockhart, J., & Mixer, S. (2020). Cultural Aspects of End-of-Life Advance Care Planning for African Americans: An Ethnonursing Study. Journal Of Transcultural Nursing, 104365962096078. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659620960788

Kozlov, E., Phongtankuel, V., Prigerson, H., Adelman, R., Shalev, A., & Czaja, S. et al. (2019). Prevalence, Severity, and Correlates of Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression at the Very End of Life. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management, 58(1), 80-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.04.012

Rosa, W., E., Dossey, B., M., & Koithan, M., Kreitzer, M., J., Manjrekar, P., Meleis, A., I. et al. (2020). Nursing theory in the Quest for the Sustainable development goals. SAGE Journals, 33(2), 178-182.