MADELEINE M. LEININGER Flashcards
TRANSCULTURAL THEORY IN NURSING OR CULTURE CARE DIVERSITY AND UNIVERSALITY
MADELEINE M. LEININGER
Creator of Transcultural Subfield of Nursing
MADELEINE M. LEININGER
Obtained her basic nursing education at St. Anthony’s School of Nursing, Denver Colorado (1948)
MADELEINE M. LEININGER
BS degree from Benedictine College Atchison, Kansas
MADELEINE M. LEININGER
MS in Anthropology from University of Washington Seattle
MADELEINE M. LEININGER
to provide culture specific and universal nursing care practices for the health and well being of people or to help them face unfavorable human conditions, illness or death in culturally meaningful ways
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING THEORY GOAL
Broadly define set of values, beliefs and traditions that are held by a specific group of people and handed down from generation to generation
CULTURE
Beliefs, habits, likes, dislikes, customs and rituals learned from one’s family
CULTURE
Guide thinking, decisions and actions in patterned ways
CULTURE
Set of belief in a divine or super human power
RELIGION
Refers to a group of people who share a common and distinctive cultures and who are members of a specific group
ETHNIC
Refers to differences or variations that can be found both between and among different cultures
CULTURAL DIVERSITY
Commonalities or similarities that exist in different cultures
CULTURAL UNIVERSALITY
Refers to the fact or state of being different
DIVERSITY
Can occur between cultures and within a cultural group
DIVERSITY
Care that fits the people’s valued life practices and set of meanings generated from the people themselves
CULTURALLY CONGRUENT CARE
Ability of the practitioner to bridge cultural gaps in caring, work with cultural differences and enable clients and families to achieve meaningful and supportive caring
CULTURALLY COMPETENT CARE
Professional awareness of the significance of cultural factors in the delivery of health
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
The ability to understand and plan care for culturally diverse groups of clients
CULTURAL COMPETENCE
- Amulets
- Charms
- Food substances may be ingested to prevent illness
Protective practices
- Folk medicines
- Plants
- Roots
- Stems
- Flowers
- Seeds
Traditional remedies
- Male is usually the dominant figure
- Female is passive
Gender roles
- Hot – cold imbalance
- Cold – honey, avocado, banana
- Hot – chocolate, coffee, corn meal, garlic, onions and peas
Illness causes and prevention r/t food
Person Health Humans Environment Nursing
METAPARADIGM IN NURSING