Transcultural nursing

Madeleine Leininger Ulrica Garcia South University Madeleine Leininger Dr. Madeleine Leininger was known and described in many articles and tributes. She won many accolades and was the foundress of the worldwide Transcultural Nursing Movement that defined the relationship of dealing with patient from different cultural backgrounds. She was known as a researcher, consultant, theorist, public speaker, educator, and author. Dr. Madeleine Leininger gained prominence all over the world in the…

The purpose of Leininger’s theory was to obtain knowledge and understanding of various cultures, comparing their similarities and differences, and appropriately integrating these factors into nursing care (Leininger, McFarland, 2006). The goal of culturally competent care and cultural congruence in practice is to aid in the maintenance or restoration of health and wellbeing, as well as other stages of life such as death and dying (Leininger, 2007). It is through the Culture Care theory that…

Social Structure Dimensions, Environmental Context, Ethnohistory, Emic, Etic, Health, Transcultural Nursing, Cultural Care Preservation or Maintenance, Cultural Care Accommodation or Negotiation, Cultural Care Repatterning or Restructuring and Culturally Competent Nursing Care. (Tomey & Alligood, 2006). A few important terms to know about this theory are as follows; Transcultural Nursing refers to the area of nursing that uses scientific data and knowledge of cultures to assist individuals in…

Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model Joyce Giger and Ruth Davidhizar created the Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model (GDTAM) in 1988. The GDTAM provides a framework for the nursing student to fully assess and best provide care to culturally diverse patients. The GDTAM is composed of six categories, each with its own subsets. The categories are communication, space, social organization, time, environmental control, and biological variations (Giger & Davidhizar,…

Using the Giger and Davidhizar Transultural Assessment Model to Assess End of Life issues in the Jewish Culture Rough Draft 113086451 Boise State University  The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model was developed to help undergraduate nursing students care for patients from different cultures. The model is designed to bring attention to the fact that all individuals have a unique culture, and therefore unique needs and…

sciences. A theory is a group of related concepts that propose action that guide practice. A nursing theory is a set of concepts, definitions, relationships, and assumptions or propositions derived from nursing models or from other disciplines and projects a purposive, systematic view of phenomena by designing specific inter-relationships among concepts for the purposes of describing, explaining,…

My Nursing Philosophy There is no doubt as to the fact that proper care is essential for the well-being of any civilization. Indeed, a functional and healthy human population is one of the key drivers for growth. To this effect, I aim to dedicate all my time, strength and efforts in nursing care to not only improve the welfare of my patients, but also obtain positive results in line with their needs. In doing so, I am consciously and constantly guided by the principle of showing genuine concern…

Mrs. Franklin-Jones can alter the way of cooking Jamaican food at home to ensure the food contains low salt, low fat and high fiber. Dr. Leininger’s culture care model introduced transcultural nursing care that promoted culture care diversity. Dr. Leininger believed that caring for people of many cultures was a critical and essential need (Ray, 2012). In addition to addressing the concern of importance of taking prescribed medications and…

Introduction In 1988, Joyce Newman Giger and Dr. Ruth Davidhizar began developing their transcultural model when there were few cultural assessment tool available for health care providers. In Giger and Davidhizars transcultural assessment model, they address six cultural phenomena that help nurses care for patients in the best way possible. These include Biological variations, communication, space, environmental control, time, and social orientation. By taking these factors into consideration…

(2012) it is stated that the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) both agree that nursing schools must incorporate cultural and ethnic sensitivity into their curriculum to prepare future nurses. They should provide students with the skills and clinical experiences necessary to…