Madeleine Leininger
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JOHNREY J. TESORO BSN-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
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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
