Advantage and Disadvantage of theory:

Rosemarie Parse

Differentiates nursing from other training techniques

Provides a good guide for action
Is useful in education

However:

It does not utilize the nursing process/diagnosis from the primary stand point
There is no one way to follow the theory

Madeleine Leininger

Model was developed in a logical order to demonstrate the interrelationship

of the concepts
Theory is essentially parsimonious in that the necessary concepts are
incorporated in such a manner that the theory and its model can be applied
in many different settings.
It is highly generalizable; concepts and relationship that presented are at a
level of abstraction which allows it to be applied in many different situations
Highly commendable that she was able to formulate a theory which is
specified to a multicultural aspect of care

However:

Theory and model are not simple in terms

Instilling new ideas in a different culture might present an intrusive intent,
culture is a strong set of practices developed over generations which would
make it difficult to penetrate
The whole activity of immersing yourself within a different culture is time
consuming for you to fully understand their beliefs and practices
It will be costly in the part of the nurse
Too much was given to the culture concept per se, that she failed to
comprehensively discuss the function or role of nurses
It was not stated on how to assist, support or enable the client in attuning
them to an improved lifeway

Key differences:

Rosemarie, general focus of the theory

a. Guides nurses in their practice to focus on quality of life as it is described and

lived
b. Quality of life from each persons own perspective. (Human Becoming
Theory,2011,para.1)
c. Emphasizes how individual choose and bear the responsibilities for patterns
of personal health
d. Example: a client who smokes cannot be told to simply quit smoking because
he/she is the ultimate decision maker.
Where in;

Madeleine general focus was cultural world view that flows into knowledge about
individuals, families, groups, communities, and institutions in diverse health care
systems. This knowledge provides culturally specific meanings and expressions
in relation to care and health. The net focus is on generic or folk system,
professional care system(s), and nursing care. Information about theses systems
includes the characteristics and the specific care feature of each. This
information allows for the identification of similarities and differences or cultural
universality and cultural diversity. Next are nursing care decisions and actions
which involve cultural care preservation/maintenance, cultural care
accommodation/negotiation and cultural care re-patterning or restructuring. It is
here that nursing care is delivered.