They believe the head is the center of the sacred spirits. Even if you don t believe it, they believe it, and it is important to recognize this to be effective as a health provider. Dr. Leininger, considered by some as the Margaret Mead of Nursing, together with her colleagues, have studied 87 different cultures. She also serves as a lecturer and consultant. Students find the principles of transcultural nursing enormously helpful to provide care that this is satisfying and healing to the patient and family, she said.
People come to Omaha from all over the world to attend sessions.
All of the health care disciplines must become transcultural, she said. We are living in a multicultural world. If we don t educate ourselves as to how we can provide culturally-sensitive care to all people, people will not want to use the system or find it inappropriate. UNMC College of Nursing faculty member and colleague, Nancy Bergstrom, Ph.D., praised Dr. Leininger s intellectual and physical stamina. She will travel anywhere and speak to many groups and seems to know no fear.