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Leininger Culture Care Theory

Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care Theory emphasizes the importance of culturally congruent nursing care, developed to address gaps in cultural knowledge in healthcare. The theory guides nurses to conduct cultural assessments and apply three modes of nursing actions: cultural preservation, accommodation, and repatterning. It is applicable in various nursing contexts, including education, hospital settings, and community health, to ensure holistic care that respects patients' cultural values.

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Leininger Culture Care Theory

Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care Theory emphasizes the importance of culturally congruent nursing care, developed to address gaps in cultural knowledge in healthcare. The theory guides nurses to conduct cultural assessments and apply three modes of nursing actions: cultural preservation, accommodation, and repatterning. It is applicable in various nursing contexts, including education, hospital settings, and community health, to ensure holistic care that respects patients' cultural values.

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Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care

Theory
1. About the Theory
Madeleine Leininger’s Culture Care Theory is a middle-range nursing theory that emphasizes the
importance of culturally congruent care. Developed in the 1950s, this theory highlights the need
to understand and respect a patient's cultural beliefs, values, and practices to provide effective
and holistic nursing care. Leininger founded the discipline of transcultural nursing to address
gaps in cultural knowledge within healthcare.

2. Reason for the Theory


Leininger created this theory after recognizing that many healthcare providers failed to account
for the cultural influences on health, illness, and care. She observed that cultural ignorance led
to miscommunication, noncompliance, and suboptimal care. The theory was designed to guide
nurses in providing culturally sensitive and meaningful care, especially in increasingly diverse
healthcare settings.

3. How to Use the Theory


To apply Leininger’s theory in practice, nurses should:

1. 1. Conduct a cultural assessment to understand the patient’s background, beliefs, and


practices.
2. 2. Apply the three modes of nursing actions:

 - Cultural Preservation: Support helpful traditional practices.


 - Cultural Accommodation: Adapt care to respect cultural needs.
 - Cultural Repatterning: Guide patients to modify harmful practices while respecting their
culture.

3. Use the Sunrise Model to evaluate cultural, religious, environmental, and social factors
influencing care.

4. Application in Nursing Practice


Leininger’s theory is useful in various nursing contexts, including:
- Nursing education: Training nurses in cultural competence.
- Hospital settings: Creating culturally appropriate care plans.
- Community health: Addressing population-specific beliefs and needs.
5. Specific Examples
Example 1: A Muslim patient with diabetes wants to fast during Ramadan. The nurse
collaborates with the doctor to adjust medication times (Cultural Accommodation).

Example 2: A Native American patient wants a tribal healer involved before surgery. The nurse
arranges for this within the care plan (Cultural Preservation).

Example 3: An elderly Asian patient defers medical decisions to the eldest son. The nurse
includes the son in decision-making (Cultural Accommodation).

6. Summary Table
Element Explanation

Theory Name Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Creator Madeleine Leininger

Focus Providing culturally congruent care

Key Tools Sunrise Model, 3 Modes of Action

Goal Holistic care that respects cultural values

Application Hospitals, education, public health, home


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