The nurse is providing care using Leininger’s transcultural nursing theory. Which statement regarding cultural pain supports Leininger’s theory?
An incongruency between the patient’s cultural needs and the nurse’s lack of response to the needs
Verbal and nonverbal language that may contribute to misunderstanding patients and cues
The interrelationships between dimensions of cultural and social structures
The proxemics that individuals maintain in relation to others
An incongruency between the patient’s cultural needs and the nurse’s lack of response to the needs
Leininger coined the phrase cultural pain to describe the incongruency between the patient’s cultural needs and the nurse’s inappropriate response or lack of response. Communication refers to verbal and nonverbal language that may contribute to misunderstanding patients and cues. The Sunrise Enabler Model depicts the interrelationships between dimensions of cultural and social structures. Space includes the proxemics that individuals maintain in relation to others.
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