Transcultural Nursing Theory...

Transcultural Nursing TheoryStudent’s nameInstitution affiliationCourseDateThe transcultural nursing theory developed by Madeleine Leininger claims that it is important to consider the patient's cultural background before deciding the best way to take care of them. She claims that beliefs and values passed from one generation to another affect a patient’s health and response to treatment just like the patient’s social life and environment (Deger 2008). The mission of the transcultural nursing theory is to heighten culturally compatible, competent, equitable, and quality health care that worldwide increases health and well-being. The vision is to enrich nurses and other healthcare workers with relevant knowledge on cultural research, education, and competence during their practice. The purpose of the transcultural nursing theory is to study different cultures in order to understand the differences and similarities of various patient groups (Sagar 2011). In practice, nurses are expected to have cultural considerations. The consideration is started by assessing the patient’s background while assessing the health status. The issues addressed in the assessment include gender considerations, language, communication, ability and disability, age, interpersonal relationships, use of space, food, and sexual orientation among others. From