Question

Your assignment this week will be an APA paper to include title page, level headings, and a reference page. Case study #1 Mrs. Franklin-Jones was admitted from the Emergency Room to Cardiac Intensive Care one week ago with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. She has recovered as expected and is moving to the cardiac step down unit today. She is talking with Nurse Julie Hernandez, as she gets settled in her new room, "I was really surprised when I got that bad pain in my chest! I knew I had high pressure but I just didn't think it was that bad. I try to take my medicine like they told me to in the clinic but sometimes I forget. I guess that I need to study those papers they gave me about what foods I should eat and not eat. I better take care of myself! Momma had bad pressure and it killed her! Who knows—I may even have to learn to cook different than I was taught in Jamaica! I may have to let Tomas do the cooking. He's got more time at home now than I do since he lost his job. There isn't too much time between my shifts at the school cafeteria and my new housecleaning job. You know my sister is coming up from Jamaica to see me. I think she is bringing me some bush tea. That'll set me right!" Using Leininger's Culture Care Model, what factors in the story shared by Mrs. Franklin-Jones should be considered by Nurse Hernandez when planning for the patient's discharge? Why is the theory of Culture Care Diversity important in the delivery of nursing care for all patients? Using Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality, develop a plan of care for Mrs. Franklin-Jones. Discuss the strengths and limits to Leininger’s Theory.

Answer 1

Answer :

Leiningers culture care model : it is a theory of culture care diversity and university and creative out comes of independent thinking to the newly changing environment.

The factors includes in this theory technological factors, religious and philosophical factors, kinship or relationship social factors, cultural values and beliefs and lifeways, political and legal factors, economical factors, and educational factors.

These are the factors are including in this culture care model.

According to this case study, while the nurse planning for the patient discharge she must have consider the factors like

* cultural ,values and beliefs factors because she has to know what to eat and what should not eat to eliminate myocardial infarction.

* and she is having some believes like by taking bush tea the symptoms may reduces.

* so regarding this nurse should educate the eating behaviors of client.

* educational factors like if the client knows regarding study of the papers which was given in clinic to taking care of her self.

* kinship and social factors also the nurse must have to consider here.

Depending upon the culture habits and beliefs the people may get suffer from diseases and culture is unique for all.

And the nurse must have to know the cultural behaviours of the peoples and their activities, then only she can meet her goals according to their values and beliefs, for that this theory is very important to delivery of nursing care for all patients.

Plan of care for Mrs. Franklin - Jones according to Leiningers theory of culture care model :

* modify the eating behaviors like healthy eating habits, according to their culture.

* taking medications regularly by maintaining good relationship with her family members, for remembering to take medicine.

* educate about avoid stress and unhealthy eating habits.

Strengths :

* it is useful to recognize the clients cultural habits and beliefs.

* provide care according to their cultural values and beliefs.

Limits:

* It is limited to graduate nurses.

* limited to the process of analysis.