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“patient and family-centered care that optimizes quality of life by anticipating, preventing and treating suffering”

Considered the founder of the theory of transcultural nursing or the culture of care theory. Culture is learned by each generation through both formal and informal life experiences

Nurses then need to acknowledge these differences exist and respect these differences

In creating an environment what should be foster in a respecting, trusting atmosphere is crucial to understanding and providing culturally based nursing care.

What is important to integrate in preferences for palliative care modalities

nurses need to recognize how their own what that may influence their perceptions of patients and families