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Madeleine Leineger's Cultural Care Theory
Theories are made of interrelated ideas that systematically give a systematic view about a certain phenomenon (an event or fact that is observable) that can, then, be predicted, and explained. Theories entail definitions, concepts, propositionspropositions, and models. Theories are created on the basis of assumptions. There are two ways in which theories are derived; inductive and deductive reasoning. The theory of nursing is meant to describe, explainexplain, and predict the nursing phenomenon.
It should give the bases of the nursing practice a strong foundation, thereby assisting in further creation of knowledge and show the future direction that for nursing should take. Theory is of great significance as it guides us in our decisions of what we already know as well as what we ought to know. Theory describes the nursing practice, hence giving us the foundation of nursing. The merits of a definite theory body in the nursing practice include enhanced patient care, improved nurse-nurse interactions, a rise in the status of nurses' profession as well as direction for education and research. Caring is the core supporter strength of the nursing practice; it is immeasurable, it is not tangible, yet carries unmatched significance. The theory of nursing care is important as it explains and evaluates the nursing practice. While medicine is working towards introducing a more multidisciplinary health care approach that is more multidisciplinary, nursing is working towards coming up withdeveloping its own unique knowledge body. This effort can be perceived as an effort by nursing to retain its professional scope (Current Nursing, 2012).
In the nursing practice, theory:;
• Helps nurses in describing, predicting and analyzing day-to-day events.
• Helps in directing evaluation, interventionintervention, and assessment of care in nursing.
• Creates a basis for gathering valid and reliable information regarding the clients' health conditions, which are important in making decisions and executing them.
• Helps with the decision of what criteria to use in measuring nursing care quality.
• Helps in creating a common term in nursing for use when interacting with other medical experts.
• Assists in creating ideas and defining words
• Enhances self-governance and independence of the nursing practice through by defining the independent functions of nursing.
Cultural Care Theory
In 1995, Madeline stated that transcultural nursing is
"a significant field of practice and study centered...
The insight gives cultureal-based expressions and meanings with regard to health and care. The next issue under consideration is the folk or generic system, the system of professional care as well as nursing care. Knowledge regarding the system entails the features and the unique care characteristics of each. The knowledge helps in finding differences and similarities or the universality and diversity of cultural care.
The next other important issues considered are actions and decisions of nursing care; which include the maintenance or preservation, accommodation as well as restructuring or re-patterning of cultural care. At this stage, there focus is on is delivery of nursing care.
Key concepts and assumptions of the theory that supports practice and care
Professional Nursing Care (Caring)
Professional care in nursing is cognitively learned and formal professional practice skills and acquired through educational institutions which provide enabling, assistive, facilitative or supportive acts, for or to, other groups or individuals for the purpose of enhancing the health condition or well-being of a person, lifestyle, disability or handling dying patients.
Cultural Congruent (Nursing) Care
This involves the cognitive supportive, assistive, enablingenabling, or facilitative acts made for the sole…
References
Current Nursing. (2012, January 28). Application of Theory in Nursing Process. Retrieved from Current Nursing: http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/application_nursing_theories.html
McFarland, M., & Eipperle, M. (2008). Culture Care Theory: a proposed practice theory guide for nurse practitioners in primary care settings. Contemp Nurse, 28(1-2), 48-63.
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Wayne, G. (2014, August 26). Madeleine Leininger's Transcultural Nursing Theory. Retrieved from Nurse Labs: http://nurseslabs.com/madeleine-leininger-transcultural-nursing-theory/
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