3.1. The Giger and Davidhizar Transcultural Assessment Model
This model was developed in 1988 in response to the need for nursing students in an undergraduate program to assess and provide care for patients that were culturally diverse. Although all cultures are not the same, all cultures have the same basic organizational factors (Giger and Davidhizar, 1998, 2002a, 2002b). The metaparadigm for the Giger and Davidhizar model includes: