A nurse educator uses Madeleine Leininger's model and describes a ...

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A nurse educator uses Madeleine Leininger's model and describes a formal area of study and practice focused on comparative human-care differences and similarities of the beliefs, values,
 
  and patterned lifeways of cultures to provide culturally congruent, meaningful, and beneficial health care to people. This is a definition of ___________.
  Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

Question 2

A community health nurse is learning about the REACH initiative and has decided to implement community education on the following topics that relate to this approach. (Select those that apply):
 
  1. Child and adult immunizations
  2. Cardiovascular disease
  3. Chronic lower respiratory disease
  4. Stroke
  5. Infant mortality

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: Transcultural nursing
Rationale : Madeleine Leininger promulgated this term and defined it as above. She also created the theory of culture care diversity and universality based upon various research projects.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1,2,5
Rationale: REACH: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health is an initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Six core health areas that are the focus of this initiative include infant mortality, deficits in breast and cervical cancer screening and management, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, HIV infections/AIDS, and child and adult immunizations. This initiative was congruent with the identification of the leading causes of death in the United States, which include chronic lower respiratory disease and stroke, along with heart disease, cancer, unintentional injuries, and diabetes.