Care Assessment and Religious Beliefs

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses the Sunrise model that identifies the factors which influence people's care and well-being. The paper focuses on religious and philosophical factors and applies them to two diverse cultures, the Arab Muslim culture and the Gadsup of New Guinea. The paper then shows how the simple or complex social and care structures of extremely diverse cultures can be traced back to their religious and philosophical beliefs.

Outline:
Introduction
Purpose of the Sunrise Model
Religious and Philosophical Factors
Arab Muslims
The Gadsup of New Guinea
Use of the Factor in the Final Paper
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Sunrise Model is useful for care assessment and for gaining a comprehensive of beneficial care practices. The goal of the theory underlying the model is to provide the knowledge needed to "provide culturally congruent care to individuals, families, and groups and for health institutions" (Leininger & McFarland, 2002, p. 83). The outcome of the model will be the use of appropriate theoretical modes of culture-care actions and decisions. The three possible modes of nursing action are: culture care preservation/maintenance; culture care accommodation/negotiations; and culture care repatterning/restructuring. The information needed to guide culture-care actions and decisions is based on information from the lower and upper areas of the model."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Burkhardt, M. & Alvita, N. (1998). Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing. Transcultural Nursing, 59-76.
• Leininger, M. & McFarland, M. (2002). Transcultural nursing, 3rd edition. Toronto: McGraw-Hill.
• Spector, R. (2000). Healing: Magicoreligious traditions. Transcultural Nursing, 49-55.

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