Introduction
In nursing and nursing care, there is a wide array of people from different cultures, backgrounds and religions. In order to effectively treat the patient, nurses need to understand what makes each person different. This will involve our Western health care practices flexibility to accommodate individual patients and their different cultures; focusing on their values and beliefs. Madeleine Leininger coined the phrase Transcultural Theory of Nursing, during the 1950’s after observing “stark differences in child behavioral patterns based on differing cultural backgrounds (Busher Betancourt, 2015, p.1).” Leininger's focus revolved around how professional nurses interacted and implemented the concept of culture and diligence of nurses
In nursing and nursing care, there is a wide array of people from different cultures, backgrounds and religions. In order to effectively treat the patient, nurses need to understand what makes each person different. This will involve our Western health care practices flexibility to accommodate individual patients and their different cultures; focusing on their values and beliefs. Madeleine Leininger coined the phrase Transcultural Theory of Nursing, during the 1950’s after observing “stark differences in child behavioral patterns based on differing cultural backgrounds (Busher Betancourt, 2015, p.1).” Leininger's focus revolved around how professional nurses interacted and implemented the concept of culture and diligence of nurses