Middle Range Nursing Theory Paper

Application of Middle range theory to problem

Summary of Problem

Language Barrier continues to be a challenge for nurses in the nursing profession. Language Barrier in nursing creates moments of miscommunication, mistrust and sometimes incompetence in nursing. When language is impaired misconception and distrust may occur. Valuable information may be lost as a result of language barrier. When valuable information is lost very often the patient is placed in the path of life threatening situation. In the school health setting, language barrier makes it very difficult to develop a therapeutic relationship with parents who don’t speak the same language or is of different cultural heritage. Most often, children go untreated for simple medical issues

Allangan in article on cultural care states that the theory was developed during World War II when immigrants and refugees from diverse culture began to move within the United States.

Discussion on Cultural care theory has been applied

Cultural Care Diversity and Universality theory have been applied in many health care setting worldwide. The theory has been applied to education, practice and research. In the nursing practice we see an influx of nurses from diverse culture migrating to the U.S as well as immigrant from different population and places of the world. The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health (IOM, 2004,p,32).

In education, the curriculum has been change to teach on culture care in nursing. Nursing schools emphasis the need for nurses to become more aware of cultural diversity in the health care and ways in which they are able to better manage the issues when the needs

According to Willis and et al, 2011, p 233, the goal for applying Leininger’s theory is to provide a culturally congruent nursing care to persons of diverse cultures. The theory was also applied to allow the nurse to recognize and understand the cultural similarities and differences that she may face on a regular basis. This will allow the nurse herself to become more acceptable of her own culture and at the same time being more respectful to patient as it pertains to culture especially as it pertains to the difference in