Abstract
Objective: To describe through a narrative review the importance of cross-cultural care based on Madeleine Leininger's theory with insertion into the nurse's practice. Bibliographic Review: The Culture Care Diversity and Universality is the only theory that has as main focus the link between culture, well-being and health care and at the current moment there are few articles with this applicability in Brazil. However, nursing has been employing this theory in several fields of action and has been used in different themes, which generates more relevance to sustain its systematic and continuous validation in the country, since it promotes greater comfort to the patient, preserving his culture, religion, ethnicity and beliefs. Final Considerations: The transcultural care and the health-disease process in nursing are directly related to the nurse's practice in the work environment, having as principle the respect for the cultural diversity of each individual. Based on the obtained information, the description of the Leininger's transcultural care importance, emphasizes that, the nurse who inserts this theory in his work environment will have more autonomy in the care practice, bringing more comfort to the patient, preserving the patient's culture, religion, ethnicity and beliefs.