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Caring for a Critically Ill Amish Newborn

An Application of Leininger's Theory of Culture Care Diversity and Universality

Community Medical Center, Missoula, Montana

This article describes a neonatal nurse's personal experience in working with a critically ill newborn and his Amish family in a newborn intensive care unit in Montana. The description includes a cultural experience with an Amish family with application to Madeleine Leininger's theory of culture care diversity and universality.

Key Words: Amish culture • newborn • Leininger's theory • neonatal intensive care • pediatrics • neonatal nursing

Journal of Transcultural Nursing, Vol. 19, No. 4, 371-374 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1043659608322498


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