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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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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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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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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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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Running head: Application of Leininger’s Transcultural Care Theory The Hashemite University Faculty of Nursing Submitted by: Mohammed Ahmad Almaani‚ RN‚ BSc 1170258 Foundations of Nursing Theories 0702713 Submitted to: Dr. Jamila Abuidhail‚ RN‚ PhD December 23‚ 2012 Application of Leininger’s Transcultural Care Theory Introduction The theory of cultural care diversity and universality gives holistic and comprehensive framework for understanding
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Annotated bibliography Reference: Eckermann‚ A‚ Dowd‚ T‚ Chong‚ E‚ Nixon‚ L‚ Gray‚ R & Johnson‚ S. 2010‚ Binan Goonj: bridging cultures in Aboriginal health‚ 3rd edition‚ Elsevier‚ Sydney. Summary The reading from the above source has 2 different chapters which include cultural vitality and cultural shock. The majority of chapter 4 is interpreting the potential rules and regulations inside the Aboriginal community structure. The topic was raised from a very basic topic which is the decision
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Nursing has changed in a variety of ways over the years‚ but one of the most important transitions has been related to the increasing cultural diversity of the American population. In the article‚ Leininger ’s Transcultural Theory and Prayer; author D.E. Allyn expresses how prayer has benefit according to the cultural care theory. The first nurse to emphasize cultural care was Madeleine Leininger. According to Leininger‚ the goal of cultural care is culturally congruent care. Thus‚ when a client
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