• Madeleine Leininger, a nurse, a scholar and a theorist born in July 13, 1925.
• She schooled at St. Anthony hospital school of nursing for her diploma, underwent undergraduate studies at the Mt St Scholastica College and Creighton university
• he University of Washington.
• Till her demise in August 10,2012, she was the dean at the University of Washington and a champion of the cultural care.
• As a theorist ,she developed a trans-cultural nursing model that would accommodate all people cultures in the provision of care to ensure it was beneficial to all and had desired outcome (Leininger, 1995)
• The theory provides guidance the decisions and actions that would fit the individual, group or institution’s cultural beliefs and values.

An overview of Madeleine Leininger‘s Nursing Conceptual Model

• In her work , she outlines that nursing care should be trans-cultural, with consideration of one’s language, sexual orientation, his/her occupation and interpersonal relations since all would affect the health of an individual (Leininger, 1995)
• Care considered as a feeling of compassion and interest concerning helping people ( Leininger M.et al,1970)
• Health – defined a state of well being that allows an individual to perform her duties in a culturally acceptable and beneficial in outcome.
• Human beings Considered a to be caring and sensitive to other people’s needs.
• Environmental concept viewed as events, situations and social interactions that help a person in the interpretation of care.
• Folk care system as the traditional, indigenous and transmitted care pattern in the community.
• Professional care system as the trained and transmitted skills and knowledge related to health, wellness and illness as well as the care provided. Preservation of one’s culture, accommodation of the various differences as well as structuring of care to fit an individual guide the model

relation to the patient’s cultural perspectives (Rani Srivastava,)