Discussion: Culture Diversity and Universality

Discussion: Culture Diversity and Universality

Analyze the key benefits and/or consequences of practicing in a multicultural city such as Miami, FL. Select one (1) scholarly practice-based article that addresses application of the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality in advanced nursing clinical practice, and after reading the article, create a diagram to document the ways in which the article identifies all components of the theory and its application to clinical and/or advanced nursing practice.

Following is the reference for the scholarly practice-based article that addresses application of the Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality that I would like to use for my homework:

Hicks, D. (2012, September-October). Cultural competence and the Hispanic population. MedSurg Nursing, 21(5), 314+. Retrieved from

Also is needed to use the text book / Chapter 17

Smith, M., & Parker, M.(2015). Nursing Theories & Nursing Practice. (4th Ed) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company

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Theory of Culture Care: Diversity and Universality

Introduction

The ever increasing multicultural world we live in today makes us see cultural competency as a really fundamental element in health care. A main feature of culture is its power to bring people together. Studying the concept of culture can lead to exceptional health care since it will establish a close bond between the patient and the health care professional.

The cultural beliefs that a community may have will shape their own behaviors all along and, therefore, it will make it possible for medical treatment to be effected when culture becomes an obstacle. Being knowledgeable and sensitive to the social, structural, physiological, and cultural factors that affect health could make a difference in diagnosis, preventive care, or the overall health outcome. Nurses play an important role in patient care, and disease prevention.

Madeleine Leininger a pioneer in transcultural nursing has played an important role in educating nursing for the past 35 years. Her theory focus on changing patterns on the health care practices that will bring the efforts on strong nurse-patient relationship. To achieve harmony in health care, Leninger’s model depicts health is both universal and diverse; therefore nurses must be knowledgeable about the specific culture in which nursing is practiced. Health is cataloged as ‘Universal’ across cultures but it is distinct from each culture on the beliefs, values, and practices. Thus, the concept of health is the same for every culture but it is diverse on the manners that specific cultural approaches to care.

Theory Study of Madeleine M. Leininger

Leninger focused patient care from a cultural perspective. She describes nursing as a humanistic and scientific discipline as whole that focuses on human care and culturally meaningful ways to help patients achieve health. Nursing observation and decision are guided in her theory by Culturally congruent decisions that “are tailor-made to fit with the individual, group or institutional cultural values, beliefs and life ways in order to provide or support meaningful, beneficial and satisfying health care or well being services” (George, 2002).

Nursing is an expression of compassion reflected in the care and respect of individuals in society. Madeleine M. Leininger developed her theory from her strong discipline and concern with understanding people and their cultural backgrounds to excel on patient care. Madeleine M. Leininger was born in Nebraska in 1925. Nurse pioneer graduated from Saint Anthony’s School of Nursing in 1948. She continued her education in Mount Saint Scholastica College, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree. Afterwards, in 1954 she acquired a master degree in science from The Catholic University of America and in 1965 a PhD in cultural and social anthropology from the University of Washington DC (George, 2002)…..Discussion: Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

In 1950, Leninger during time she worked as clinical nurse in a child guidance home with disturbed children experienced what she describes as a cultural shock. She noticed the recurrent behavioral differences among children, what made her realized these differences had a cultural base. After, continuous observation she concluded that these missing links have a factor base in cultural knowledge and understanding. In the 1960’s with her observation and educational background; she developed the terms trans-cultural nursing, ethno-nursing and cross-cultural nursing (George, 2002).

Leninger keep building her theory of transcultural nursing on the foundation of her observation and how people from each culture can perceive their nursing care and experiences differently according to their health beliefs and practices. Based on Leninger’s theory of transcultural nursing, the care nurses provide on their patients is derived and shaped from the cultural context in which it is to be provided…Discussion: Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality