Transcultural nursing

Transcultural nursing is an essential factor in nursing today. Our discussion will involve the importance of transcultural nursing in nursing practices within Australia’s growing multicultural society and the benefits to the client that this has become a part of education and daily practices of nursing today. Transcultural nursing is the study and practice focused on cultural care, behaviour in health, illness influenced by values and beliefs of individuals or groups of the same or different cultures. The focus is to recognize the behaviors and practices and apply this knowledge to the planning process and provide cultural suitable care (Farlex, 2003-2015). “The comparative approach directs nurses not to treat all persons alike, but to adjust…

Madeleine Leininger is considered to be the mother of transcultural nursing and the cultural care theory. She earned a nursing confirmation from St. Anthony 's Hospital School of Nursing, trailed by college degrees at Benedictine College and Creighton University. She also received a Master of Science in Nursing at Catholic University of America. She later concentrated on social and social human sciences at the University of Washington where she obtained her PhD in 1966. Dr. Leininger also held…

Culture affects every aspect of a person’s life: how they interact with others, how they express emotions, and how they view healthcare. As stated by nurse anthropologist, Madeleine Leininger, in her transcultural nursing theory, nurses must seek to understand other cultures to provide care that is congruent with a patient’s cultural values and practices (Berman and Snyder, 2012, p. 449). Leininger asserts that culturally competent care positively impacts patient’s satisfaction and compliance.…

Nurses encounter different cultural backgrounds on a daily basis. Transcultural Nursing Theory helps guide nurses to care for patients with various cultures. However, nursing scholars are beginning to explore that cultural education in nursing is not addressing the power relations and therefore, there needs to be a shift to a critical approach to teaching culturally safe care. The purpose of this paper is to explore transcultural theory and Maureen Campesino’s perspective of that theory. As…

Transcultural nursing is an important component in modern nursing and especially in today's diverse society. Now-a-days, the healthcare system is challenging because of diverse patient populations, increased technological development and modification in healthcare policies. There is an essential requirement to develop cultural competence among nurses because they are to meet the needs of the diverse populations they serve. Cultural disparities can affect patient assessment, teaching and patient…

Cultural diversity is an important study because of the challenge presented by the health care needs of a growing number of diverse cultural communities and linguistic groups, each with its own cultural traits and health challenges. Healthcare organizations, agencies and others need to contribute to identifying further connections between reductions in health disparities and appropriate delivery of health information and health care (National Institute of Health, 2017).…

macro level of society. Unlike the utilitarian approach which leaves the individual vulnerable to the demands and oversights of the greater population, the contract response protects the less fortunate. Basic rights are protected though the recent healthcare reforms by the United States government, which means that healthcare, cannot be denied to those who are obese based on their weight. Insurance premiums should not be higher because your obesity puts you at a higher risk of diabetes and…

Madeleine Leininger was truly a pioneer for transcultural nursing. She spent her life promoting cultural education and understanding within the nursing profession. It is largely due to her efforts that cultural care is emphasized so much in the health care system. Leininger used her well-rounded education to question the norms when it came to diversity and worked hard to change the way those from diverse backgrounds are treated in the health care system. Leininger herself came from a diverse…

in patient care to support compliance, healing and wellness. Leininger’s transcultural nursing model enhances the quality of culturally congruent, competent, and impartial care that results in improved health for everyone worldwide. Leininger’s transcultural nursing model advanced into a movement in nursing care. Leininger’s model assessment provides a holistic, comprehensive overview of the patient’s background. Leininger recognized through observation the lack of cultural and care…

Nurses are drawn to Madeleine Leininger `theory of Transcultural Nursing, where she emphasizes that caring for a patient is a universal phenomenon and that caring is key to curing the patient. Cultural awareness provides mutual respect and strengthens the nurse-patient relationship. My personal philosophy in practice is to provide holistic care to my patients and their families. Including the whole family in the care plan is the best approach to returning the patient to their optimum state of…