JOHNREY J. TESOROBSN-4A Group 5

Madeleine Leininger

10 Jun 1961

madeleine leininger is a pioneering nursing theorist, first published in 1961. Her contributions to nursing theory involve the discussion of what it is to care. Most notably, she developed the concept of transcultural nursing, bringing the role of cultural factors in nursing practice into the discussion of how to best attend to those in need of nursing care.

The cultural care theory aims to provide culturally congruent nursing care through "cognitively based

assistive, supportive, facilitative, or enabling acts or decisions that are mostly tailor-made to fit with

individual's, group's, or institution's cultural values, beliefs, and lifeways" (Leininger, M. M. (1995).

Transcultural nursing: Concepts, theories, research & practices. New York: McGraw Hill, Inc.5, p. 75) This

care is intended to fit with or have beneficial meaning and health outcomes for people of different or

similar cultural backgrounds.

Components of culturalogical assessment

communication and language

gender considerations

sexual orientation

ability/disability

occupation

age

socioeconomic status

interpersonal relationships

appearance

dress

use of space

foods

meal preparation and related lifeways