Madeline Leininger is a nursing theorist who developed the Cultural care diversity and Universality nursing theory. She originally recognized the need for care as a young graduate nurse. She received frequent statements of gratitude from patients for care received which encouraged Leininger to focus on care as being a central component of nursing. Madeline identified the need for cultural care in the 1950s when she was working with children with mental health issues. Leininger states‚ “I experienced
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Leininger’s theory is to provide care measures that are in harmony with an individual or group’s cultural beliefs‚ practices‚ and values. In the 1960’s she coined the term culturally congruent care‚ which is the primary goal of transcultural nursing practice. Culturally congruent care is possible when the following occurs within the nurse-client relationship (Leininger‚ 1981): Together the nurse and the client creatively design a new or different care lifestyle for the health or well-being
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Application of Nursing Theory Leininger’s Transcultural Theory The practice of nursing in today’s multicultural societies calls for nurses to identify and meet the cultural needs of diverse groups of people; to understand the social and cultural reality of the client‚ family‚ and community; to develop expertise in the implementation of culturally acceptable strategies for the provision of nursing care‚ and to identify and use appropriate resources for health teaching that is acceptable
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nurses must be prepared to deliver such care (Prosen‚ 2015). The American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) considers cultural competence as an important component to advanced practice nurses’ (APNs) education and preparedness (AACN‚ 2011). Dr. Madeleine Leininger‚ a nurse anthropologist‚ developed the transcultural nursing theory in the 1960s (DeNisco & Barker‚ 2016). Transcultural nursing theory is defined as “a formal area of study and practice focused on comparative human-care (caring) differences
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cultural values‚ beliefs and practices from our own‚ but we must still show them respect. In the following case study we will look at the best ways to provide care based up the Giger and Davidhizar Model and Dr. Campinha-Bacote Model of transcultural nursing. Giger and Davidhizar believe that each individual is culturally unique and should be assessed according to the six cultural phenomena (Giger and Davidhizar‚ 1991). 1. Communication Communication embraces the entire world of human
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Multicultural Nursing in Malaysia. Introduction. Malaysian is multi religious and multicultural country. In Malaysia‚ there are many cultural belief according to the race of people in Malaysia liked Malays ‚Chinese ‚Indian ‚Bengali ‚Pakistani ‚Sarawak and there are divided into different sub- group of ethnic and states and they also speak different languages and have different cultures and trust . It is important to us‚ as health care providers to became culturally
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Can transcultural Nursing be applied to African American Men who have sex with men (MSM)? Jacqueline Watson Gonzaga University Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice NURS 700 Debra Smith and Lin Murphy November 9‚ 2014 According to Zander (2007) the term transcultural nursing was first established by Florence Nightingale due to her work in the Crimean war and her work in Australia with the Aborigines. Today; however‚ transcultural nursing care in healthcare focuses upon differences and similarities
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Contemporary Issues in Nursing Contemporary Issues in Nursing There are many contemporary nursing issues. This paper will look into Transcultural Nursing‚ one of the more important issues‚ especially in tri-state area. According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2000)‚ over 30% of the total population‚ or one out of every three persons in the United States (U.S.)‚ is comprised of various ethnicities other than non-Hispanic Whites. This statistic highlights that the U.S. has a significant
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Today‚ Transcultural Nursing is an important aspect of healthcare. Firstly‚ there has been a rise in multicultural identities‚ with people expecting their cultural beliefs‚ values‚ and lifeways to be understood and respected by nurses and other health care providers. Furthermore‚ transcultural nursing also enables nurses to more accurately assess the patient to provide culturally appropriate interventions to prevent or alleviate discomfort. (Andrews & Boyle‚ 2012) Transcultural nursing is defined
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Journal of Transcultural Nursing Editor Marilyn “Marty” Douglas‚ DNSc‚ RN‚ FAAN Assistant Clinical Professor University of California‚ San Francisco Associate Editors Joyceen S. Boyle‚ PhD‚ RN‚ CTN‚ FAAN Professor‚ School of Nursing Medical College of Georgia Dula Pacquiao‚ EdD‚ RN‚ CTN Professor and Director‚ Transcultural Nursing Institute and Graduate Program Kean University‚ New Jersey Margaret McKenna‚ PhD‚ RN‚ MPH‚ MN CEO‚ Cultural Consultation Services Seattle‚ Washington Carmen J. Portillo
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