Chapter 05: Theories of Nursing Practice Cherry and Jacob: Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition

Which nursing theory might a nurse use as a conceptual framework to determine how to meet the needs of immigrants while ensuring provision of high-quality and culturally sensitive care? a. Martha Rogers’ nursing theory b. Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory c. Hildegard Peplau’s nursing theory d. Madeleine Leininger’s nursing theory ANS: D Madeleine Leininger proposed the theory of cultural care diversity and universality. This theory of transcultural nursing comprises concepts involving caring and the components of a cultural care theory: diversity, universality, worldview, and ethnohistory. None of the other options are directly associated with cultural diversity and sensitivity. DIF: Comprehension 2. What term is used to identify the process used to determine the relationships among related concepts and a common theme? a. Hypothesis b. Model c. Construct d. Variable ANS: B