TranspersonalTcaringTrelationshipT&TLeininger’sTcultureTcareTmodel TName Institution TranspersonalTcaringTrelationshipT&TLeininger’sTcultureTcareTmodel CaseTstudyT TFromTtheTscenarioTaboveTthereTareTfactorsTthatTtheTnurseTHernandezTisTsupposedTtoTconsiderTwhenTcarryingToutTtheTplanTforTtheTreleaseTofTtheTpatient.TTheyTareTaTtotalTofTfour.TTheTfirstTfactorTisTsheTisTtoTprovideTeducationTtoTtheTpatientTonThowTtakingTtheirTmedicationTanTfollowingTtheTprescriptionTisTimportant.TSince,TMrs.TFranklinThadTsaidTitTbeforeTinTherTstoryTthatTatTtimesTfollowsTtheTprescriptionTandTotherTtimes,TsheTendsTupTforgettingTtoTfollowTitTcompletely.THerTcardiacTdietTisTalsoTaTfactorTtoTputTintoTconsiderationTwhichTtheTnurseTisTsupposedTtoTprovideTeducationTtoTMrs.TFranklin-JonesTonThowTfollowingTandTmaintainingTherTdietTisTgodTforTherThealth.TTheTPatientTinTthisTscenarioTbeingTisTfromTtheTJamaican,TtheTnurseTshouldTtellTherTtoTavoidTtheTfoodTthatThasTaTlotTofTsalt,TbecauseTofThowTtheTconditionTofTherTchestTis.TTheTnurseTisTalsoTsupposedTtoTapplyTtheTLeininger`sTcultureTCareTModelTinTorderTtoThaveTanTunderstandingTofTMrs.TFranklin-JonesTcultureTandTinTorderTtoTprovideTgoodTnursingTcare.TTheTthirdTfactorTtheTnurseTshouldTputTconsiderationTonTisTtoTinformTtheTpatientTthatTsheTneedTstopThaveTadequateTrest.TWhenTplanningTforTMrs.TFranklin-Jones’sTdischarge,TNurseTHernandezTshouldTthereforeTtakeTintoTconsiderationTtheTsocialTstatusTofTtheTpatientTasTwellTasTherTinabilityTtoTtakeTmedicationTinTaTtimelyTmanner.TSheTshouldTalsoTconsiderTtheTfactTthatTtheTpatientTisTnotTgettingTenoughTtimeTtoTrelaxTandTthatTherTculturalTvaluesTcouldTnotTallowTherTletTTomasTprepareTherTfood. CultureTCareTDiversityTImportanceT TThisTtheoryTisTveryTessentialTwhenTdeliveringTofTtheTnursingTcareTtoTpatientTbecauseTtheTAmericanTSocietyThasTbecomeTmoreTandTmoreTwithTdifferentTpeopleTwithTtotallyTnotTtheTsameTcultures.THence,theseTpatientsTwillTnotThaveTaTpracticeTofTtheTsimilarTbeliefsTandTvaluesTespeciallyTwithTtheTmattersTthatTconcernsTtheirThealth..TThisTisTtoTmakeTanTimprovementTonTtheTinteractionsTbetweenTtheTnursesTandTtheTpatients.TThisTensuresTthatTtheTpatientsTareTcaredTforTeffectively.TInTtheTcaseTstudyTprovided,TthisTtheoryTisTimportantTforTtheTreasonTthatTthereTisTaTmulticulturalTscenarioTandTthisTcreatesTaTchallengeTwhenTitTcomesTtoTtheTprovisionTofTholisticTandTindividualizedTcare.TItTbringsTtheTneedTforTtheTnursesTtoTrecognizeTandTappreciateTdiversityTinTtermsTofTbeliefs,Tvalues,TcustomsTandTcultures.TAtTtheTsameTtime,TnursesTshouldTbeTableTtoTacquireTtheTnecessaryTknowledgeTandTskillsTaboutTculturalTcompetencyTsoTthatTtheyTcanTensureTpositiveTresultsTandTpatientTsatisfaction DevelopTaTplanTofTcare.T TThisTcareTplanTwillTbeTbasedTonTthreeTdifferentTmodesTofTtheTLeininger`sTTheoryTofTCultureTCareTDiversityTandTUniversality.TTheseTthree-actionTplanTwillTbeTusefulTinTadministeringTthenTcareTtoTtheTpatientTwithTaTlotTofTrespectTonTherTculturalTpractices.TTheTfirstTmodeTisTpreservationTandTmaintenanceTapproachTthatTinvolvesTtheTchoicesTthatTareTmadeTtoThelpTpreserveTandTmaintainTMrs.TFranklin-JonesTculturalTvaluesTunderTtheTcareTgiven.T(Tesh,2019).TTheTsecondTmodeTisThavingTaTnegotiationTandTaccommodatingTtheTtechniqueTthatTaTgoodTcaringTpractice,TtheTpatientTisTaccommodatedTinTtheirTculturalTbeliefsTandTpracticesTsetTup.THere,TtheTnurseTHernandezTwillTnegotiateTwithTMrs.TFranklin-JonesTonTwhetherTsheTcanTstillTbeThavingTteaTthatTherTsisterTbringsTinTexchangeTthatTsheTadheresTtoTtheTprescription.TTheTthirdTmodeTisThavingTanotherTpatternTandTstructureTinTherTapproach.THernandezTshouldTmakeTdecisionsTthatTfavorsTherTandTMrs.TFranklin-JonesTInTorderTforTherTtoTbeTableTtoTputTintoTpracticeTtheTchangeTthatTwillTfinallyThaveTaTpositiveTimpactTonTherThealthTinTgeneral. Leininger’sTTheory. TOneTofTtheTvariousTstrengthsTisTthatTitTallowsTtheTnursesTtoTprovideTadequateTcareTtoTtheTpatientsTwithTconsiderationsTofTtheirTethnicalTbackground.TTherefore,TitThelpsTtheTnursesTtoThaveTanTunderstandingTofTtheirTpatient’sTculturalTdifferencesTandTthereforeTcreatingTeffectiveTnursingTcare.TThisTisTgenerallyTusedTbyTeveryTpatientTfromTtheTdifferentTculturesTandTitTisTalsoTusedTinTdifferentTsituations.TTheTotherTstrengthTisTthatTtheTtheoryThasTaTcomparisonTtoTothersTandTitTemphasizesTonThowTtheTursesTprovideTtehirTcaringTabilityThavingTinTconsiderationTtheyTareTtheTenvironment,TtheThealth,TthenTpatientTandTtheTnurseTinTtheTcareTplan.TApartTfromTthatTthisTtheoryThasTsomeTconsTsuchTasTitTisTaTleadTinTmakingTerrorsTthatTinvolvesTtheTclinicalTdecisionsTandTitTisTalsoTuniqueTinTnotTconsideringTindividuals.TAlso,TtheTisTgivenTtheoryTleavesTbehindTtheTfactorsTthatTrelatedTtoTtheTdiseaseTsuchTasTtheTsymptomsTandTthenTtreatment.TThisTconceptTcanTalsoTdevelopTculturalTshockTforTtheTnursesTwhileTtheyTtryTtoTapplyTtheTdifferentTculturesTofTtheirTpatients.TOneTofTtheTstrengthsTofTLeininger’sTtheoryTisTthatTitTisThighlyTgeneralizable.TTheTreasonTbehindTtheTgeneralizabilityTofTthisTtheoryTisTthatTtheTconceptsTandTtheTrelationshipsTthatTitTpresentsTcanTbeTappliedTinTdifferentTsituations. ThisTtheoryTfocusesTonTcultureTduringTdeliveryTofTcareTtoTpatients,TwhichTisTalsoToneTofTitsTstrengths.TItThelpsTnursesTtoTbecomeTcultureTsensitiveTandTrespondTinTaccordanceTwithTtheTneedsTofTpatientTasTperTtheirTculturalTvaluesTandTbeliefs.T Leininger’sTtheoryTisTsimpleTandTeasyTtoTunderstand,TandTthisTimpliesTitTcanTbeTappliedTevenTonTtheTfirstTcontact. ThisTtheory,TunlikeTotherTtheoriesTwhichTfocusTonTpeople,Thealth,TnursingTandTenvironment,TemphasizesTcareTasTtheTkeyTtoTnursing. CaseTstudyT2 AccordingTtoTWatson,TheTbringsToutTassumptionTthatTinvolvesTtheTTranspersonalTCaringTrelationshipTthatTisTfocusedTonThavingTaTveryTmutualTrelationshipTbetweenTtheTtwoTparties.TInTaTmoreTwheelfulTandTmeaningfulTmanner.TTheTvariousTassumptionsTsaysTthatTmoralTcommitmentTandTtheTintentionTofTnurseTgivesTaTfastThealingTandTdignityTthatTdevelopsTaTpurposeTinTexistence.TAlso,TthatTabilityTofTtheTnursesTtoThaveTaTconnectionTwithTtheirTpeersTonTaTspiritualTlevelTisTevidentTenoughTinTtheirTverbal’s,TgesturesTfacialTexpressions,TmovementsTandTtouch.TTheTotherTassumptionTisTthatTinTorderTtoTgainTtheTontologicalTcompetenciesTinTtheTnursingTprofession,TtheTnursesToughtTtoTfirstTexperienceTpersonalTandTspiritualTdevelopment.TInTtranspersonalTcaringTrelationship,TtheTnurseTisTdedicatedTtoTprotectTandTupholdThumanTdignity.TByTsoTdoing,TtheTnurseTgetsTtoTacceptTanTindividual,TnotTonlyTasTtheyTare,TbutTalsoTasTtheyTmayTdevelopTtoTbe.TAccordingTtoTSmithTandTParkerT(2015),TtheTcaring-healingTarrangementTwithinTtheTinterpersonalTcontextTmakesTitTpossibleTforTtheTburseTtoThelpTtheTpatientTcomeTintoTtermsTwithTvariousTdisharmoniesTthatTmightThaveTblockedTtheTenergyTthatThampersTtheTnaturalThealingTprocess.TThroughTtheTcareTrelationship,TaTnurseTnurturesTpersonalTlifestyle,TcreatesTandTmaintainsTauthenticTcaringTrelationships,TandTpracticesTloving,TkindnessTasTwellTasTcomposure.TAdditionally,TtheTnurseTgetsTmoreTinterestedTwithTtheTpatientTandTshowsTmuchTconcernTforTtheTwellbeingTofTtheTpatient.T LoveTdefinitionT TLoveTthatTisTdefinedTbyTWatsonTisTveryTobviouslyTseenTwhenTtheTnurseTisTcompassionateT.ThisTshowThowTtheTloveTcanTbeTvisibleTwhenTtheTtwoTpartiesThaveTmanagedTtoTbuildTtheirTconnectionTandTbondTbetweenTthem.TTheTconnectionTsTableTtoTinspireTbothTtheTnurseTandTthenTpatientTinTorderTtoTformTthisTrelationshipTthatTisTtranspersonal.Tthus,TprovidingTroomTbutTalsoTthroughTthatTgivenTbondTtheTtwoTpartiesThaveTcreatedTbetweenTthemselves.TThisTcaringTmomentThasTtheTaspectTofTcaring-healing-lovingTconsciousness,TwhichTisTaTveryTcriticalTinTtheTtheoryTofThumanTcaring.TTheTnursesTinTthisTcaseThaveTdemonstratedTaTheart-centeredTinteractionTwithTtheirTpatient,TClaudeTJean-Baptiste,TandTinTthisTway,TareTprovidingTaTmeaningful,TauthenticTasTwellTasTcaringTrelationshipTtoTenhanceTtheTcareTthatTtheyTareTgivingTtoTtheirTillTpatient.TAsTdefinedTbyTWatson,TaTcaringTmomentTentailsTaTgentlyTtouch,TaTsmile,TaTlisteningTear,TanThonestTcomplimentTorTaTwarmTembrace.TAtTtimes,TaTpatientTonlyTneedsTtoThearTsomeoneTsayTthatTtheyTareTimproving.TTheseTvariousTaspectsTofTloveTcanTbringTaThugeTdifferenceTinTtheTlifeTofTaTpatient.TATcaringTmomentTencouragesTtheTpatientTtoTcomplyTwithTtheTplanTofTcareTtherebyThelpingTinTtheTrecoveryTprocess. HowTcanTtheTnurseTcreativelyTuseTselfTtoTcreateTaThealingTenvironment? AsTclearlyTstatedTbyTWatson,TaTnurseTcanTcreativelyTuseTselfTtoTcreateTaThealingTenvironmentTbyTfirstTdevelopingTandTmaintainingTaTloving-trusting-caringTrelationship.TTheTnurseTcanTconnectTwithTtheTillTindividualTthroughTtouchTtherapyTtherebyTassistingTwithTtheTbasicTneeds,TandTtouchingTtheTmind,TbodyTandTspiritTwhileTupholdingThumanTdignity.TTheTnurseTshouldTgiveTanTearTtoTtheTpatient’sTstoryTandTcreateTroomTforTtheTpatient’sTexpressionTofTeitherTpositiveTorTnegativeTfeelings.TInTthisTcase,TtheTnurseTcanTengageTinTaTtranspersonalTteachingTwhileTatTtheTsameTtimeTlearningTwithinTtheTcaringTrelationshipTcontext.TSheTshouldTbeTableTtoTmaintainThumanistic-altruisticTvaluesTbyTshowingTloveTandTkindnessTtoTselfTandTothers.TWithinTtheTdescribedTcareTenvironment,TtheTnurseTisTquiteToptimisticTthatTthereTisThope.TSheThopesTforTmiraclesTwhenTsheTencouragesTMr.TJean-BaptisteTtoTbringTinTspiritualTitemsTwithThim.T DiscussTtheTstrengthsTandTlimitsTtoTWatson’sTTheory. Watson’sTtheory,TjustTlikeTanyTotherTtheory,ThasTbothTstrengthsTandTlimitations.TTheTmostTsignificantTstrengthTofTthisTtheoryTisTthatTitTplacesTtheTpatientTatTtheTcenterTofTcareTandTadvocatesTforTloveTandTkindnessTfromTtheTcareTgivers.TTheTnursesTshouldTlistenTtoTtheirTillTpatients,TempathizeTwithTthemTandTalwaysTconsiderTwhatTtheyTneed.TTheTtheoryTholdsTthatTtranspersonalTcaringTrelationshipTisTaTspecialTtypeTofTrelationshipTamongThumansTandTisTpeggedTonTtheTcommitmentTofTtheTnursesTtoTprotectTandTenhanceThumanTdignity.TTheTonlyTlimitationTinTthisTcaseTisTthatTaTpatientTwhoTisTcomatoseTandTinTaTsemi-vegetativeTstateThasTnoTsenseTofTwarmthTandTloveTshownTtoTthemTwithTtheTaimTofTenhancingTrecovery.TThisTmeansTsuchTanTactionTwouldTbeTinconsequential.T References InTMcFarland,TM.TR.,T&TInTWehbe-Alamah,TH.TB.T(2016).TLeininger’sTcultureTcareTdiversityTandTuniversality:TATworldwideTnursingTtheory. Tesh,TA.T(2019).TNursingTTheory:TTheTBasisTforTProfessionalTNursing.TProfessionalTNursingTE-TBook,T198. […]