Madeleine Leininger
Ulrica Garcia
South University Madeleine Leininger
Dr. Madeleine Leininger was known and described in many articles and tributes. She won many accolades and was the foundress of the worldwide Transcultural Nursing Movement that defined the relationship of dealing with patient from different cultural backgrounds. She was known as a researcher, consultant, theorist, public speaker, educator, and author. Dr. Madeleine Leininger gained prominence all over the world in the field of cultural care.
Early Life and Education
July 13, 1925 Dr. Madeleine M. Leininger was born in Sutton, Nebraska. She had four brothers and sisters, they lived on a farm. She attend Sutton High School and graduated upon completion. She went …show more content…
Leininger became an Associate professor of Nursing and Director of the Graduate Program in Psychiatric Nursing at the University of Cincinnati, and furthered her studies in social sciences (Ray, 2012). She came up with the term ‘culturally congruent care’ that is now used globally in the theory of culture care. In 1969 she was appointed Dean of the University of Washington, School of Nursing and the school blossomed. From 1974 to 1980, she held the positions of Dean, School of Nursing and Transcultural Nursing Programs Director at the University of Utah, College of Nursing (Ray, 2012). She was among the first members of the American Academy of Nursing and the first full-time President of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (Ray, 2012).
Transcultural Nursing Theory
Dr. Leininger realized that there was a mismatch between nursing care and culture while working with children in a child guidance home. This led to the development of the theory of Transcultural Nursing that is also known as Culture Care Theory. The theory connects culturally congruent nursing care with cognitively based assistance, or acts and decisions that match an individual’s or group’s cultural values and beliefs (Snowden, Donnell & Duffy, 2010). The focus of the theory is on the nursing practice to be beneficial for people of varied cultures and backgrounds.
Ulrica Garcia
South University Madeleine Leininger
Dr. Madeleine Leininger was known and described in many articles and tributes. She won many accolades and was the foundress of the worldwide Transcultural Nursing Movement that defined the relationship of dealing with patient from different cultural backgrounds. She was known as a researcher, consultant, theorist, public speaker, educator, and author. Dr. Madeleine Leininger gained prominence all over the world in the field of cultural care.
Early Life and Education
July 13, 1925 Dr. Madeleine M. Leininger was born in Sutton, Nebraska. She had four brothers and sisters, they lived on a farm. She attend Sutton High School and graduated upon completion. She went …show more content…
Leininger became an Associate professor of Nursing and Director of the Graduate Program in Psychiatric Nursing at the University of Cincinnati, and furthered her studies in social sciences (Ray, 2012). She came up with the term ‘culturally congruent care’ that is now used globally in the theory of culture care. In 1969 she was appointed Dean of the University of Washington, School of Nursing and the school blossomed. From 1974 to 1980, she held the positions of Dean, School of Nursing and Transcultural Nursing Programs Director at the University of Utah, College of Nursing (Ray, 2012). She was among the first members of the American Academy of Nursing and the first full-time President of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (Ray, 2012).
Transcultural Nursing Theory
Dr. Leininger realized that there was a mismatch between nursing care and culture while working with children in a child guidance home. This led to the development of the theory of Transcultural Nursing that is also known as Culture Care Theory. The theory connects culturally congruent nursing care with cognitively based assistance, or acts and decisions that match an individual’s or group’s cultural values and beliefs (Snowden, Donnell & Duffy, 2010). The focus of the theory is on the nursing practice to be beneficial for people of varied cultures and backgrounds.