Leininger’s Cultural Assessment Model
Transcultural nursing entails a cultural study better to understand the similarities and differences in various patient groups. Nurses provide care based on an individual’s cultural consideration from the onset of treatment (NUR 3045). The nursing model starts with a culturalogical assessment of the patient that considers their cultural background when assessing their health. This aids the nursing practitioner in developing a nursing care plan that considers the patient’s culture. It is important to note that Leininger’s model defines cultural diversity as the variations exhibited in values, meanings, or acceptable forms of care in society (NUR 3045). The varying nature of these beliefs influences nursing primarily and must be considered when offering care. A patient’s response to treatment partially depends on their attitude to the method used for treatment, an issue that may deter fast healing if their culture is ignored in the care process. The model also deems it necessary for nurses to illustrate their cultural standing when providing care to ensure they are comfortable with the work required (NUR 3045).
Spector’s Cultural Assessment Model
The model’s creator, Spector, elicits the variation between traditional and modern nursing care, focusing on culturalcompetency. She states that individuals that follow a traditional ethnocultural heritage define illness and health holistically and have varying definitions of these issues from modern healthcare delivery systems (NUR 3045). Holistic healthcare is three-dimensional, encompassing the body, mind, and spirit. In this way, health involves balancing these factions with community, family, and natural forces. Therefore, illness results from an imbalance in these phenomena. Healthcare providers should discern if an individual adheres to these traditional forms of treatment when providing them with care. Spector’s culturalcompetence dictates that all things are connected (NUR 3045). Thus, culturalcare should consider issues such as a person’s cultural boundaries, how they live, and the conditions that resulted in their illness. As such, Spector argues the interconnected nature of healthcare and political, social, and economic factors when providing care to patients in a holistic manner (NUR 3045).
Reference
NUR 3045. (n.d.). Cultural Assessment Models, 1–31.