pharmacy304: Transcultural nursing: its importance in nursing practice Transcultural nursing: its importance in nursing practice Maier-Lorentz MM. Reference: Maier-Lorentz MM. Transcultural nursing: its importance in nursing practice. 2008 [updated Spring; cited 2010 May 01]; 2009/01/29:[37-43]. Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19172978. Transcultural nursing is a vital part of healthcare in the present day. The forever increasing multicultural populace in the United States
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knowing what Transcultural Nursing and Culturally Competent Care are in society. It will also clarify what these two terms are for those nurse and health professions that are not clear on what it is. Transcultural Nursing is a study‚ research‚ and practice‚ focused on culturally based care beliefs‚ values‚ and practices of individuals or groups of similar or different cultures. Along with it being “directed toward holistic‚ congruent (appropriate)‚ and beneficial health care.” Transcultural Nursing has
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Warbington University of Phoenix NUR 531 June 30‚ 2014 Instructor Hilda Brito Emerging Standards of Care Paper Over fifty years ago‚ Madeline Leininger was on a mission to advance the practice of transcultural nursing. Times have definitely changed in the last fifty years‚ and transcultural nursing has become a major focus for the government as well as many nursing organizations. Emerging standards of care regarding culturally competent care‚ is an important aspect of the health care industry
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Gran Torino starring Clint Eastwood was about a man’s struggle in adapting to the changes in his environment when confronted by unfamiliar exposure to cultural differences. The film was chosen because it told a story about one’s struggle with traditional practice‚ cultural diversity‚ gender roles‚ and the acceptance of others. In terms of culture‚ there was an abundance of traditional practices related to the Hmong community. The screenplay was written by Nick Schenk and the movie was filmed in
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not start until the 19th century. Modern nursing was introduced into China as part of the westernization in to Chinese culture. In this paper I will discuss the Chinese philosophy on religion and various treatments. I will discuss the Leninger transcultural model and how it relates to Chinese culture. The Chinese culture continues to influence American culture and I will discuss how it will continue to do so in the future. Nursing History
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Madeleine Leininger: Bridging the Cultural Divide through Care Stephanie R. Cleveland State University Abstract This paper will outline Madeleine Leininger’s prominent theory‚ its origins‚ and its purpose. The discipline of transcultural nursing‚ its distinctive language‚ ethnonursing research method‚ and Sunrise Enabler tool will also be explored. These components equipped nurses to provide patients with individualized‚ appropriate care; this led to improved health outcomes. Finally‚ the effect
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including a Doctor of Philosophy‚ a Doctor of Human Sciences‚ a Doctor of Science‚ and is a Registered Nurse. She is a Certified Transcultural Nurse‚ a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in Australia‚ and a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. (http://nursingtheory.org‚ retrieved April 25‚ 2012) Philosophical underpinnings of the theory Transcultural nursing is a comparative study of cultures to understand similarities (culture universal) and difference (culture-specific) across
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develop the concept of transcultural nursing as an area of study necessary in the nursing field. She developed the Culture Care Diversity and Universality Theory with special focus at culture care. To date‚ due to the uniqueness of her perspective this theory is used across the world. She developed the theory in 1978 when she established the first caring research conference in which she established the ethnonursing method of research. Leininger conducted the first transcultural study in the field
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Leininger is the founder of the theory of transcultural nursing‚ also known as the Culture Care Theory. In 1950 while working with children‚ she recognized an absence of cultural and care knowledge. According to Leininger‚ this missing piece was the key for nurses to comprehend differences in patient care to sustain compliance‚ healing and wellness. These perceptions established the beginnings of what is today called transcultural nursing. Transcultural nursing is one of the oldest theories that
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challenges encountered in the care for culturally diverse patients‚ transcultural care has become an important aspect of health care. Nowadays the goal of the medical system is to provide optimal and holistic care for all patients‚ to be culturally competent is an ingredient in order to accomplish quality care and health outcomes. The need for clinicians to become more sensitive to cultural differences and gain an understanding of transcultural concepts has been repeatedly stressed by Leininger (1988) and
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