Jordan-Mafraq
Running head: Application of Leininger’s Transcultural Care Theory
The Hashemite University
Faculty of Nursing
Submitted by:
Mohammed Ahmad Almaani, RN, BSc
1170258
Foundations of Nursing Theories
0702713
Submitted to:
Dr. Jamila Abuidhail, RN, PhD
December 23, 2012
Application of Leininger’s Transcultural Care Theory
Introduction
The theory of cultural care diversity and universality gives holistic and comprehensive framework for understanding how politics, religion, family life, and other aspects of social structure and world view, need to be considered in planning care for patients (Leininger, 1998). The aim of the paper is to represent my understanding to the cultural care theory application by using concepts and assumptions are mentioned, and then it applied to a case study.
Leininger’s Transcultural Theory: The central concept of Leininger’s theory is human care in diverse or similar context. Leininger states that care is a universal phenomenon but the expression of care differs from culture to culture, Leininger also stresses understanding of the individual, families, groups and institutions from the broad dimension of social structure, world view, language and environmental context. These components were presented in the symbolic conceptual of the sunrise model. The sunrise model (fig 1) provides simple clear way of conducting cultural care for diverse cultural clients. According to Leininger, care and culture are the missing components of other theories, so she defined these concepts. Leininger has built her theory on the premise that peoples form each culture relates their perceptions of care to their general health beliefs and practices (Leininger, 1991).
The metaparadigm for Leininger theory, the major concepts and assumptions and sunrise model listed below:
Care Leininger recognized care as the essential, central and critical component of her
The Hashemite University
Faculty of Nursing
Submitted by:
Mohammed Ahmad Almaani, RN, BSc
1170258
Foundations of Nursing Theories
0702713
Submitted to:
Dr. Jamila Abuidhail, RN, PhD
December 23, 2012
Application of Leininger’s Transcultural Care Theory
Introduction
The theory of cultural care diversity and universality gives holistic and comprehensive framework for understanding how politics, religion, family life, and other aspects of social structure and world view, need to be considered in planning care for patients (Leininger, 1998). The aim of the paper is to represent my understanding to the cultural care theory application by using concepts and assumptions are mentioned, and then it applied to a case study.
Leininger’s Transcultural Theory: The central concept of Leininger’s theory is human care in diverse or similar context. Leininger states that care is a universal phenomenon but the expression of care differs from culture to culture, Leininger also stresses understanding of the individual, families, groups and institutions from the broad dimension of social structure, world view, language and environmental context. These components were presented in the symbolic conceptual of the sunrise model. The sunrise model (fig 1) provides simple clear way of conducting cultural care for diverse cultural clients. According to Leininger, care and culture are the missing components of other theories, so she defined these concepts. Leininger has built her theory on the premise that peoples form each culture relates their perceptions of care to their general health beliefs and practices (Leininger, 1991).
The metaparadigm for Leininger theory, the major concepts and assumptions and sunrise model listed below:
Care Leininger recognized care as the essential, central and critical component of her
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