Madeleine M. Leinenger Flashcards
What is the theory of Leinenger
Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
derived from the disciplines of anthropology and nursing -designed to discover care
Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
discover human care diversities and universalities in relation to worldview, cultural and social structure dimensions, and ways to provide culturally congruent care with people of various cultures to maintain or regain their well-being or health, or face death in a culturally appropriate way
purpose of the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
provide culturally congruent care to people that is beneficial and fits with the client, family, or culture group healthy life ways
goal of the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality
major area of nursing focused on comparative study and analysis of diverse cultures and subcultures with the world with respect to their caring values expressions, and health illness beliefs and patterns of behavior
Transcultural caring
nurses prepared in transcultural nursing who are committed to developing knowledge and practice in transcultural nursing
Transcultural nursing
nurses who use applied or medical anthropological concepts
Cross-cultural nursing
nurse prepared at the baccalaureate level who is able to apply transcultural nursing concepts, principles and practices
Generalist
prepared in graduate programs and receives in-depth preparation and mentorship in transcultural nursing knowledge and practice
Specialist
abstract and concrete phenomena related to assisting, supporting, or enabling experiences or behaviors toward or for others with evident or anticipated needs to ameliorate or improve a human condition or lifeway
Care
refers to actions, attitudes, or practices to assist others toward healing and well-being. It is another individual or group with evident or anticipated needs to ameliorate or improve a human condition or lifeway, or to face death.
Caring
what does caring include
assisting, supporting, and enabling
The culturally learned and transmitted, indigenous (or traditional), folk (home based) knowledge and skills used to provide assistive, supportive, enabling and facilitative acts toward or for another individual, group, or institution with evident or anticipated needs to ameliorate or improve a human lifeways or health condition (or well-being), or to deal with handicaps and death situations
Generic Care System
formally taught, learned, and transmitted professional care, health, illness, wellness and related knowledge and practice skills that prevail in professional institutions usually with multidisciplinary personnel to serve consumers
Professional Care System
Learned, shared, and transmitted, values, beliefs, norms, and lifeways of a particular group that guides their thinking, decisions, and actions in patterned ways.
Culture
equally important as care but not an adverb or adjective to care
Culture
The subjectively and objectively learned and transmitted values, beliefs, and patterned lifeways that assist, support, facilitate, or enable another individual or group
culture care