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Madeleine Leininger

Books

Analysis and Evaluation of Contemporary Nursing Knowledge: Nursing Models and Theories. Jacqueline Fawcett. F.A. Davis. 2000.

Specific Chapter: 12) Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Analysis and Evaluation of Nursing Theories. Jacqueline Fawcett. Davis. 1993.

Specific Chapter: 3) Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Care: The Essence of Nursing and Health. Edited by Madeliene Leininger. Wayne State University Press. 1988.

Specific Chapters: 1) Care: The Essence of Nursing and Health. 4) Caring: A Central Focus of Nursing and Health Care Services. 7) Caring is Nursing: Understanding the Meaning, Importance, and Issues. 11) Southern Rural Black and White American Lifeways with Focus on Care and Health Phenomena.

Cultural Care Diversity & Universality: A Theory of Nursing. Madeleine Leininger, editor. National League for Nursing Press. 2001.

Specific Chapters: 1) The Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality. 2) Ethnonursing: A Research Method with Enablers to Study the Theory of Culture Care. 10) Selected Culture Care Findings of Diverse Cultures Using Culture Care Theory and Ethnomethods.

Foundations of Nursing Theory: Contrubitions of 12 Key Theorists. Sage. 1995.

Specific Chapter: 8) Madeleine Leininger

Madeleine Leininger: Cultural Care Diversity and Universality Theory. Cheryl Reynolds and Madeleine Leininger. Sage. 1993.

Contents: 1) Origin of Leininger's Theory. 2) Assumptive Premises of the Theory. 3) The Theory of Culture Care: Implications for Nursing

Nursing Theories: The Base for Professional Nursing Practice. Julia George. Appleton & Lange. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 21) Madeleine Leininger

Nursing Theories and Models: A Study and Learning Tool. Ruby Wesley. Springhouse. 1992.

Specific Chapter: 16) Leininger's Cultural Care Theory

Nursing Theories and Nursing Practice. Marilyn Parker. F.A. Davis. 2001.

Specific Chapter: 21) Madeleine M. Leininger [Part 1-Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality. Part 2-The Ethnonursing Research Method and the Culture Care Theory: Implications for Clinical Nursing Practice]

Nursing Theorists and Their Work. Ann Marriner Tomey and Martha Raile Alligood. Mosby. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 28) Madeleine Leininger: Culture Care: Diversity and Universality Theory

Nursing Theorists and Their Work. Ann Marriner-Tomey. Mosby. 1998.

Specific Chapter: 29) Madeleine Leininger: Culture Care: Diversity and Universality Theory

Nursing Theory: Utilization and Application. Martha Raile Alligood and Ann Marriner Tomey. Mosby. 2002.

Specific Chapter: 18) Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality in Nursing Practice

Patterns of Nursing Theories in Practice. Marilyn Parker. National League for Nursing Press. 1993.

Specific Chapter: 11) Nursing Guatemalan Families Using Leininger's Culture Care Theory

Power, Politics and Public Policy: A Matter of Caring. Anne Boykin. National League for Nursing Press. 1995.

Specific Chapter: 5) The Power of Caring: Issues and Strategies by Madeleine Leininger

Transcultural Nursing: Concepts, Theories, Research and Practices. Madeleine Leininger. McGraw-Hill. 1995.

Understanding the Work of Nurse Theorists: A Creative Begining. Kathleen Sitzman and Lisa Wright Eichelberger. Jones and Bartlett. 2004.

Specific Chapter: 15) Madeleine Leininger's Culture Care: Diversity and Universality Theory

Videos

Leininger's Theory of Cultural Care Diversity and Universality. [1 video]. Livonia, MI: Madonna College Audio-Visual Department, 1990. 50 minutes. (With Madeleine M. Leininger.

Synopsis: The theory's goals, assumptions, major tenets, and features; how to use the Sunrise Model to discover cultural care phenomena; Western and Non-Western cultures' research findings; how theory can be a powerful guide to therapeutic nursing practices.

Madeleine Leininger "Transcultural Nursing Care". [1 video]. Athens, OH: Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education, 1988. 44 minutes. (The Nurse Theorists--Portraits of Excellence series)

Synopsis: Personalized care behaviors, functions and processes directed toward the promotion and maintenance of health behaviors or recovery from illness; nursing as a means of providing human care to people in a manner that is meaningful, congruent, and respectful of cultural values and lifestyles.

Journal Articles

The nurse theorists: 21st-century updates--Madeleine M. Leininger. Fawcett J. Nursing Science Quarterly. 15(2): 131-136, 2002 Apr.

Nursing theories of caring: a paradigm for adolescent nursing practice. Saewyc EM. Journal of Holistic Nursing. 18(2):114-28, 2000 Jun.

Are nursing theories holistic? Hancock B. Nursing Standard. 14(17):37-41, 2000 Jan 12-18.

Caring: theoretical perspectives of relevance to nursing. McCance TV. McKenna HP. Boore JRP. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 30(6):1388-95, 1999 Dec.

Transcultural nursing: an imperative for nursing practice. Leininger MM. Imprint. 46(5):50-2, 61, 1999 Nov-Dec.

From a practice perspective... Responses to commentaries: defining transcultural nursing. Ludwig-Beymer P. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 10(3):186, 1999 Jul.

Vigilance as a caring expression and Leininger's theory of cultural care diversity and universality. Carr JM. Nursing Science Quarterly. 11(2):74-8, 1998 Summer.

Professional issues. Role of the nurse: introducing theories and concepts. Crossan F. Robb A. British Journal of Nursing. 7(10):608-12, 1998 May 28-Jun 10.

Cultural safety: a new concept in nursing people of different ethnicities. Polaschek NR. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 27(3):452-7, 1998 Mar.

Culturally competent health care: a challenge for nurses in Saudi Arabia. Luna L. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 9(2):8-14, 1998 Jan-Jun.

Transcultural nursing practice described by registered nurses and baccalaureate nursing students. Baldonado A. Beymer PL. Barnes K. Starsiak D. Nemivant EB. Anonas-Ternate A. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 9(2):15-25, 1998 Jan-Jun.

Special research report: dominant culture care (EMIC) meanings and practice findings from Leininger's theory. Leininger M. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 9(2):45-8, 1998 Jan-Jun.

The concept of spirituality in nursing theories: differing world-views and extent of focus. Martsolf DS. Mickley JR. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 27(2):294-303, 1998 Feb.

Use of culture care theory with Anglo- and African American elders in a long-term care setting. McFarland MR. Nursing Science Quarterly. 10(4):186-92, 1997 Winter.

Politics and care: a study of Czech Americans within Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality. Miller J.Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 9(1):3-13, 1997 Jul-Dec

Overview of the theory of culture care with the ethnonursing research method. Leininger M. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 8(2):32-52, 1997 Jan-Jun.

Future directions in transcultural nursing in the 21st century. Leininger M. International Nursing Review. 44(1):19-23, 1997 Jan-Feb.

Leininger's theory of culture care diversity and universality: transcultural critique. Rosenbaum JN. Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health. 3(3):24-9, 36, 1997 Fall.

Culture care theory, research, and practice. Leininger M.Nursing Science Quarterly. 9(2):71-8, 1996 Summer.

Transcultural nurses reflect on discoveries in China using Leininger's sunrise model. Finn J. Lee M. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 7(2):21-7, 1996 Jan-Jun.

The subculture of adolescence: beliefs and care, health and individuation within Leininger's theory. Rosenbaum JN. Carty L. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 23(4):741-6, 1996 Apr.

Leininger's model for discoveries at the farm and midwifery services to the Amish. Finn J. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 7(1):28-35, 1995 Summer.

Culture care of Euro-American women during childbirth: using Leininger's theory. Finn JM. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 5(2):25-37, 1994 Winter.

The peyote way: implications for culture care theory. Huttlinger KW. Tanner D. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 5(2):5-11, 1994 Winter.

A transcultural nurse's adventures in Costa Rica: using Leininger's sunrise model for transcultural nursing discoveries. Finn JM. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 4(2):19-23, 1993 Winter.

Leininger's culture care theory of nursing. Cohen JA. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 17(9):1149, 1992 Sep.

Two portraits of caring: a comparison of the artists, Leininger and Watson. Cohen JA. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 16(8):899-909, 1991 Aug.

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