Abstract: Transcultural nursing is an essential aspect of healthcare today. The ever-increasing multicultural population in the United States poses a significant challenge to nurses providing individualized and holistic care to their patients. This requires nurses to recognize and appreciate cultural differences in healthcare values, beliefs, and customs. Nurses must acquire the necessary knowledge and skills in cultural competency. Culturally competent nursing care helps ensure patient satisfaction
Cultural Diversity and it Influence on Nursing Practice Culture can be defined as a way of life of a group of people such as, belief, behavior, values, customs that they accept and can be passed on from one generation to another. Cultural diversity is the presence of different cultural groups in the society, cultural diversity is something that nurses have to learn and practice every day in their carrier, especially when caring for their patients because, every individual or patient think, act and respond
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
Thesis statement for CLC assignment week 3 In today’s society, our culture is becoming more diverse than it had been in history. This is an important concept that is necessary for nurses to understand in order to provide the best care possible with the best out comes possible. “We embrace diversity because by doing so our understanding of our world and our emotional and intellectual horizons are expanded, making us better advocates for our clients and better members of the communities in which
Cultural Diversity in Nursing Mandy Koontz Henderson Community College Nursing Semester 1 Abstract This paper explores 4 published articles that report on research conducted online about transcultural nursing and its relationship to cultural competence. This paper will define transcultural nursing and its history, discuss the importance of transcultural nursing in today’s global environment, define cultural competence and identify the role of the nurse when caring for persons from diverse backgrounds
Core Concept Across Nursing Theories Introduction The aim of this paper is to analyze and compare the Nursing Process Discipline theory by Ida Orlanda to the Interpersonal Relations theory by Hildegard Peplau. It will further discuss Madeleine Leininger's Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory in terms of its concept statement, metaparadigms, philosophies, and conceptual model. Information on the Transcultural Nursing theory is given and how it applies to nursing. Comparison and Analysis
Nursing Theorist M. Leininger: Culture Care Theory Nursing Theorist Madeliene Leininger: Culture Care Theory Madeliene Leininger was born in Sutton, Nebraska in 1925. In her early life she lived with her brothers and sisters on her father’s farm. She received her high school education from Scholastica College. She furthered her education at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and then went to the University of Washington, Seattle. Upon completion of her education she
Diversity And It’s Influence On Nursing Practice Tabytha Balash Ohio University Introduction Society as a whole is becoming increasingly diverse. Therefore, health care has become more culturally diverse. Patient’s are at the very core of patient centered care. To care for the patient as a whole, a nurse must understand the patient’s needs, medical history, and cultural background, beliefs, morals, and practices. Nursing has several sub-specialties, and transcultural nursing has become an important
Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality in Modern Society Amy Raddatz Denver School of Nursing Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality in Modern Society The premise of Madeleine Leininger ‘s Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality is that one must regard his or her patient both holistically and with respect to the patient’s given cultural background. Leininger aims to establish a nurse-patient relationship in which communication and collaboration
Due to the rapidly diversifying world that we live in, transcultural nursing should be an integral part of the culture of nursing. By the year 2050 over half of the U.S. population will be comprised of non-white or racially diverse backgrounds (Andrews & Boyle, 2016-a). Nursing schools and healthcare organizations should ensure that students and staff are appropriately prepared to care for diverse populations by providing transcultural skills education. In this post, I will define culturally diverse