...Madeleine Leininger’s Trancultural nursing theory overview and clinical application Introduction and background “ A lack of cultural and care knowledge is the missing link to nursing’s understanding of the many variations required in patient care.” (Sitzman, Eichelberger, 2011, p. 93). Madeleine Leininger first developed the transcultural nursing theory in the 1950’s. She had an epiphany during some time spent in a child guidance home. She deduced that the reoccurring behavior patterns in the children had an underlying cultural basis (Sitzman, Eichelberger, 2011). She formed a theory of Culture Care to improve the way people of multiple cultures are being cared for in hospitals and other care centers. Leininger preferred to address patient care as a holistic project and incorporated her theory to caring about the patient’s mental and emotional wellbeing as it relates to a patient’s cultural comfort level with any particular medical procedure or nursing care protocol. She addressed the need to change nursing from a merely physical and physiological care of a patient into a more encompassing role of addressing cares as they relate to culture and religious beliefs of patients (Leininger, 1992, p. 1). This paper will define the theory and discuss cliical applications of this theory. Culture, caring, diversity and values are keywords one observes in this Theory’s basic tenets. Basic assumptions one sees from reading a summarized listing of the theory’s tenets are that...
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...Leininger's Culture Care Theory jennifer davis PURDUE Leininger's Culture Care Theory Madeleine Leininger’s Theory of Culture Care Madeleine Leininger viewed by many as the founder of transcultural nursing. Leininger’s theory addressed the similarities and differences across human culture. She believed that transcultural nursing care could provide meaningful, therapeutic health and healing outcomes (Parker & Smith, 2010, 318). In her theory she hoped for the nurse to provide care within cultural measures, beliefs, and values of the patient. In the 1960’ s she devised the phased “culturally congruent care”. Leininger’s vision to provide “culturally congruent care” manifested thru the intertwinement of the nurse-patient relationship. The relationship had to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate each caring mode for holistic healthcare. In summary, nurses who understand and value the practice of culturally competent care are able to effect positive changes in healthcare practices for clients of designated cultures (Sitzman & Eichelberger, 2011, 46). In providing an example relative to everyday practice, I am reminded of the varying cultures and backgrounds we service at my current employer. We are surrounded in a melting pot community of different races and ethnicities. To the southeast we service primarily African American’s. To the west we primarily service White’s and Asian’s, and to the north primarily Hispanic’s. We also are directly across the street from...
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...Madeleine Leininger was one of the most influential nursing theorists for laying groundwork on caring clients of various cultures. Her work is known as “The Transcultural Nursing theory”. With the world being such a melting pot of culture, nurses must be very cognizant of how they come across to clients. One expression of caring may mean something completely different in other cultures and allow a communication barriers to be put up. Culture is defined as a way of thinking, behaving, or working that exists in a place or organization (Merriam-Webster, 2013). These beliefs may have been handed down from many generations of relatives. Leininger says in her theory that nurses must take in consideration the patient’s culture and background in order to provide them with the best care possible (Nursing Theory, 2013). Leininger identified three nursing decisions and actions that achieve culturally friendly care for the patient. They are: cultural preservation or maintenance, cultural care accommodation or negotiation, and cultural care repatterning or restructuring (Nursing Theory, 2013). An example would be, in the Indian culture, a family who seeks fertility treatments through donor sperm or egg donation, cannot pick an unknown donor. They must choose a family member. If the physician and medical staff know this, they show caring by going out of their way to accommodate the patient and their families. Another example would be if a patient has dietary restrictions while...
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...A Wrinkle In Time By: Kavya Did you know that the novel A Wrinkle in Time is both a novel and movie. The novel was written by Madeleine L’Engle in 1972. The first movie was released in 2003 which turned out to be a total flop. The second movie was recently released in 2018 which is so far is a great success. The novel is about Meg Murray going on a adventure to find her father who has been missing for 4 years. In this adventure Meg also finds out who she really is because she doesn’t believe in herself. While there are many similarities there are also many differences. First, let’s talk about the differences between the novel and the movie A Wrinkle in Time. First difference is that Calvin who becomes Megs friend has freckles in the novel...
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...Literature Presentation Anonymous NUR 513 August 19, 2013 Antonella Marchionna Literature Presentation Duke University Hospital is a very large teaching and research facility and it allows me to work with a very diverse population treating patients from all around the world. The health system mandates all new hires take a cultural awareness class during orientation. The article addresses the importance of nurses being culturally competent. Madeleine Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing Theory is applied in many settings; including the critical care units. Critical care nurses work in high stress areas and must be culturally competent. According to the Critical Care Nursing (CCN) Journal, it is important for critical care nurses to establish a strong rapport with patients and their family members. Nurses need to have an understanding of patient’s cultural values, beliefs, and practices in order to follow the nursing process and provide a plan of care to meet the patient’s needs. According to the CCN journal “cultural competence is defined as developing an awareness of one’s own existence, sensations, thoughts, and environment without letting it have an undue influence on those from other backgrounds; demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the client’s culture; accepting and respecting cultural differences; adapting care to be congruent with the client’s culture” (Flowers, 2004, para 6). Metaparadigm “The nursing metaparadigm embodies the knowledge base...
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...Culture Care Diversity and Universality Biography of Madeleine Leininger Madeleine Leininger’s theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality was developed in the 1960’s. The idea for this self-developed theory was constructed after Leininger recognized that nursing’s metaparadigm was missing two major components: care and culture (Leininger & McFarland, 2006). While working on a med-surg unit in the 1940’s, Leininger recognized many patients often reported that nursing care practices helped them get well, stay well, or adjust to another state of well-being ( Leininger & McFarland, 2006). In the 1950’s while working as a child psychiatric mental health nurse, Leininger realized the importance of culture in the care of children of different backgrounds (Leininger, 2001). From these experiences, Leininger reported thoughts of helplessness and culture shock due to her lack of knowledge of cultural factors that influenced nursing care. This led her to pursue doctorial studies in anthropology in the 1960’s. During this time, the theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality was developed. Brief Examination of Theory The general premise of this theory suggests that people of different cultures can define ways they experience and perceive nursing care and can also relate their experiences to their general health beliefs and practices (George, 2007). Leininger believed that people of different cultures can inform and direct professionals in such a manner to receive...
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...Transcultural Nursing Model Transcultural Nursing Theory Transcultural Nursing Theory was developed by Madeleine Leininger. The theory first appeared in Leininger’s publication in 1991 but the theory itself was developed in the 1950s. Early in her nursing practice, Madeleine Leininger through observation, recognized that there was an important component of patient care that was missing. She noticed the lack of recognition and integration of patient’s cultural background into their plan of care. She recognized that patient’s cultural background influences their responses to health and illness and more importantly she believed that part of viewing the patient as a whole is taking into account their culture and cultural background in developing a plan of care. Her theory attempts to provide culturally competent nursing care through “cognitively based assistive, supportive, facilitative, or enabling acts or decisions that are mostly tailor-made to fit with individual, groups, or institution’s cultural values, beliefs, and lifeways.” The goal is to improve health outcome for people who are of different cultural backgrounds. Transcultural Nursing Theory has 3 components to it, the assessment, nursing care plan and evaluation. Leininger believed that a culturally friendly care for the patient begins with a culturalogical assessment which take into consideration the cultural background of an individual patient in relation to his or her health experience. This assessment also require...
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...The airline industry and nuclear power industry have prided themselves on finding ways to standardize processes and decrease accidents and improve employee and public safety. The automotive industry was charged with producing more energy-efficient vehicles. In nursing the goal is to utilize theory and evidenced-based practice to improve the quality of life of communities and people that entrust their care to nurses. Nursing has been forever indebted to many theorists of the modern nursing era. Two notorious individuals that linger in one’s mind are Sister Callista Roy and Madeleine Leininger. These two ladies have helped to transform nursing because of their contributions to evidenced-based practice, nursing research, and nursing theory. Nurses today have a tremendous amount of theory and history to reflect upon. This paper will focus on Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model of Nursing and Madeleine Leininger’s Transcultural Nursing Theory. Sister Callista Roy’s Adaptation Model of Nursing states that one is at his or her best when one is allowed to adjust and get familiar with an environment. Roy’s theory addresses individual, health, environment, and nursing. Roy believes that an individual constantly interacts with an environment that is always changing. It is because of this phenomenon that individuals constant adapt to his or her environment in order to remain whole and healthy (Peptiprin,...
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...CRISTOBELL UNBOUND: RIP BRENDA LEYLAND (SWEEPYFACE) 14/10/2014 20:58 This site uses cookies to help deliver services. By using this site, you agree to the use of cookies. Learn more Got it CRISTOBELL UNBOUND 8 Sunday, 5 October 2014 Search This Blog Search RIP BRENDA LEYLAND (SWEEPYFACE) So Sky's rolling news day on McCann trolls has resulted in the death of Brenda Leyland (Sweepyface) a middle aged lady angered by the lies of Gerry and Kate McCann. Seven years on, despite being suspects in the eyes of the rest of the world, in the UK they are still being treated like victims and being compensated financially. No amount of money will satisfy Gerry and Kate, they have had over £4m, they also want the Laws to be changed so their crimes will never be reported. We have had a news blackout in the UK for the past 7 years. Why? The McCanns didn't have any threats against them or their children. Their witness claimed this in the Lisbon libel trial, but could not substantiate it. Several months on, noone has been arrested or charged for threatening the McCanns. A bit like the abductor. The biggest threat they could find to the McCanns was poor old Brenda, an obviously shy, timid lady who clearly presented no danger to the McCanns whatsoever. But she was to be the scapegoat, the face of the cruel campaign against an innocent family. She was the line of least resistance - had they doorstepped any of the more outspoken among us, we would have given them an interview...
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...Created by: Marina Kim DESIGNER STUDY GUIDE * Haute couture “the finest needlework” * Paris became the center of haute couture because France has been the leading manufacturer of beautiful fabrics, including silks, taffetas, velvets, and brocade * Chambre Syndicale de la Couture de Paris was established in 1868. This was a professional body that was composed of haute couture houses and other firms that had made-to-measure dressmaking business in the Paris area. This union determined policy governing the fashion industry (such as copyright protection), establishing fair trading practices, organizing major biannual fashion shows, and acting as a mediator between the press and the fashion industry. * During the Depression years of 1930, it was necessary for the collection showings to be well-organized, pre-publicized, and spaced over a 12-day period. * Despite of the loss of profits, designers still create haute couture collections too publicize their designer brands or diffusion lines. * Le Bon Marche is one of the oldest and most influential grande magasins in Paris. They set the benchmarks that led the way to the modern development of mass merchandising * * Some of Charles Worth’s clients were members of high society, royalty, and foreign aristocracy * Celebrities such as actors Sarah Bernhardt and Lillie Langtry publicized his gowns throughout Europe * As his gowns became more known, his gowns were sent overseas to England & America ...
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...* 1920's Dresses were lighter (due to less material and new synthetic fabrics) and brighter and shorter than ever before. Fashion designers played with fabric colors, textures and patterns to create totally new styles of dress. Evening dresses, coats and jackets were often trimmed with fur. Hemlines rose for most of the decade but dropped slightly toward the end. * Shoes and stockings assumed a greater prominence now that they were more visible. Silk stockings in all the colors of the rainbow, often with patterns, were designed to match the coordinated outfits * It didn't matter if there wasn't a department store in your town or city where you could shop for clothes or accessories as all the big department stores had mail-order catalogs where you could order clothes for men, women, and children for delivery by post. This meant country people had easy access to city fashions for the first time. * The hairstyles of Hollywood stars were copied by women all over the world and womens magazines carried articles on how to achieve the current look. Hairstyles were much shorter than the previous decade and styles like finger waving, the Marcel wave and permanent waving were in vogue * changed as a result of this move towards practical clothing, with corsets becoming smaller and more flexible, and modern style bras being introduced. The new bras provided shape and support whereas the older style tended to flatten breasts and constrict the chest. * the Roaring Twenties...
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