The general population of the United States quickly turns into being progressively diverse; on the other hand, the nursing occupation fails to do so. As a result, there appears to be an increased focus on the promotion of not only cultural competence but the multiplicity and variety in the framework of the nursing care as well. In spite of the fact that culture and diversity are extensively debated in the nursing training, the matter of racial discrimination might be evaded or even ignored at all. Institutionalized racial discrimination in the framework of the nursing training has to be recognized and addressed before nursing education would have an opportunity to transform. According to the article ‘Culture care theory: A framework for expanding awareness of diversity and racism in nursing education’ by Katherine Lancellotti, “Madeleine Leininger's Culture Care Theory is an established nursing theory that emphasizes culture and care as essential concepts in nursing” (Lancellotti, 2008, P. 179). Theoretical backgrounds thrive in nursing, and the concepts of Madeleine Leininger might be underused and misinterpreted in the framework of the nursing training. The selected article aims its attention towards the occurrence of racial discrimination in nursing care and offers the concepts of Madeleine Leininger as an applicable background for improving cultural competence and diversity at the same time (Lancellotti, 2008). The framework of transcultural nursing care aims its attention towards the cultural undercurrents, which have an impact on the connection between the nursing practitioner and his or her client. For the reason of its emphasis on this particular side of nursing care, a theory by Madeleine Leininger is essential for the examination of the results of this kind of medical care.
References
Lancellotti, K. (2008). Culture care theory: A framework for expanding awareness of diversity and racism in nursing education. Journal of Professional Nursing, 24(3), 179-183.
