...Applying Watson’s Theory to Mind-Body-Spirit Dimensions Jean Watson’s theory of human caring is one that elevates nursing from being merely a clinical experience to becoming an intersection with the patient that affects the patient deeply in all three dimensions—the mind, body, and spirit. In order to achieve this three-pronged impact, the nurse must create caring-healing moments with the patient. As Watson (2006, p. 51) points out, “The whole caring-healing consciousness is contained within a single caring moment…Caring consciousness transcends time, space, and physicality—that is, caring goes beyond the given moment, and situation, and informs the future experiences of practitioner and patient.” Watson (2006, p. 51) contends that through these caring-healing moments, the patient’s human dignity is preserved, and the relationship between patient and nurse is marked by integrity. The application of Watson’s theory has resulted in remarkable successes in terms of healing patients, but it is problematic because of the difficulty in measuring intangible qualities such as mental and spiritual dimensions of healing. It is important for nurses to have access to assessment tools that can assist them in evaluating clients in various stages of health, illness, stress, and life so that Watson’s theory can be applied accordingly and its results can be aptly measured. Two such tools are the Spiritual Involvement and Beliefs Scale and the Hassles and Uplifts Scale. Each tool...
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...Watson's Theory of Caring Alice Bennett NUR 403 June 28th 2011 Vicki Grosdidier, MSN Watson's Theory of Caring In this paper I will describe Jean Watson’s background of her theory, and provide concepts of her theory. In addition, I will relate her theory to person, health, nursing, and environment of the caring moment and provide a transpersonal relationship and relate the factors within my experience. Background and concepts of Watson’s Theory Dr. Jean Watson was born in West Virginia and moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1962. She earned a bachelor of science in nursing and psychology while attending the University of Colorado. Jean continued her education and received her master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing. In addition, she earned her Ph.D. in education psychology and counseling. She taught at the University of Colorado School of Nursing and is the founder of the Center for Human Caring in Colorado. She has written many books discussing her philosophy and theory of human caring. Watson calls caring the ethical principle or standard by which curing interventions are measured (Alligood, 2006). Watson’s caring theory evolves in a global state no longer limited to facility settings. Watson’s theory is the development of a caring fluid experience expanding from the person to the community onward to society. The three major elements of Watson’s theory are the carative factors, the transpersonal caring...
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...The Theory of Jean Watson Sheila A. Arao, RN University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao Abstract Dr. Jean Watson She was born on June 10, 1940 in Williamson, West Virginia, USA. She pursues her education of BSN in University of Colorado, 1964, Masters in University of Colorado, 1966, and doctoral degree in University of Colorado, 1973. Jean Watson’s Theory of Nursing Care is a middle-range theory that focuses on the interconnectedness of patient and nurse. Nurses play a vital role in their patients’ life and by developing caring behaviors, they could facilitate healing. This theory also focuses on authentically caring about the whole patient and understanding the power of a meaningful therapeutic relationship. Watson believes caring about oneself is important and integral in a transpersonal relationship. The theory introduces clinical caritas process which help guide the nurse toward developing caring behaviors. They include general concepts of faith, trust, love, hope, caring, selflessness, spirituality, energy, and understanding. This theory is very significant to nursing practice and can be applicable to all fields of nursing. This paper will briefly elaborate Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and elucidate its strengths and weakness in the acute care setting. Introduction Biography Jean Watson was born on June 10, 1940 in Williamson, West Virginia, USA. During her education years, she graduated high school in West Virginia, graduated the Lewis Gale School of Nursing...
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...evidenced-based practice. Nurses use research to find ways to improve patient care and have significantly increase patient health outcomes. This historical perspective essay will focus on the works of Jean Watson and how it has significantly influences the nursing profession. Jean Watson as a Theorist and Watson’s Paradigm Jean Watson developed the theory on human caring that focuses on the care towards the individual, families, and groups. Watson describes caring as a different way of being human and nursing is through helping an individual achieve a higher degree of harmony with the mind, body, and soul (Suliman, Welmann, Omer, & Thomas, 2009). The nurse goes beyond the physical assessment of the individual and into a deeper understanding of the individual’s perception of the situation. Nursing focuses on assisting and helping the individual achieve harmony with self through a transpersonal caring relationship. The theory provides balance through identifying and describing how nurses provide care, in a carative than curative orientation (Sitzman, 2007). The awareness of the interconnectedness of all beings by the nurse, provision of care would not just be based on the physical needs of the patient but rather the nurse will be able to provide a more holistic patient care. Jean Watson’s Contribution to the Nursing Profession Watson’s theory of caring emphasis that caring endorses our professional identity and understanding humanistic behavior is important in healing. It is...
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...Running head: JEAN WATSON'S THEORY 1 Jean Watson's Theory of Human Caring Robyn Waters NUR/403 August 29, 2011 Stephanie Merck JEAN WATSON'S THEORY 2 Abstract Jean Watson, professor, nursing theorist, developed her theory of Transpersonal Caring from her own experiences of nursing and information she received during her higher education years. Her idea was to bring attention to professional nurses. Nursing is becoming more interdisciplinary and involving. Watson's theory is centered to subjective inner healing and a person's experiences. These are achieved by carative factors. Carative factors is the caring process, not the curing process. Watson established ten carative factors. Along with these carative factors, Watson identified seven assumptions. Along with the assumptions, Watson describes the nurse's role. The primary nurse's role is to establish a caring relationship with his or her patient. This can be achieved by caring moments. Moments that transform the patient and nurse connecting them together. Watson classified human needs like Maslow classified his hierarchy needs. As a nurse I contemplate on how I provide my care. I am there to help my patient's meet their human needs. JEAN WATSON'S THEORY ...
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...Jean Watson’s human caring theory NUR 405 May 23, 2011 Dr. Carol King, DNP, RN, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC The caring theory was grounded on a humanitarian perspective and is found on a humanistic approach toward human caring programs and experiences. It acknowledges that life with individuals and their community to the surrounding environment are somehow connect and affects wellbeing of everything involved. The nature of the theory caring implies that it embraces reflective investigations as well subjective and interpretative inquiries. The nursing profession uses nursing theories as the framework and foundation for practice. Many people find nursing theories to be meaningless and of no use to the profession until they learn the history and meaning behind nursing theories. Nursing theories aid nurses by improving patient care and enhancing communication between members. “The theory of human caring was initiated by Jean Watson in the late 1970s. Jean Watson was a nursing professor at Colorado University. Dr. Jean Watson is Distinguished Professor of Nursing and holds a Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She previously served as Dean of Nursing at the university Health Sciences Center and is a previous president of the National League for Nursing” (Watson, 1979, p. 8). The Human caring...
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...Dr. Jean Watson was born in West Virginia, and has held a distinguished career. She obtained her Baccalaureate of Nursing, Masters of Science in Nursing in 1966, and an PhD in 1973 from the University of Colorado. She was a Distinguished Professor of Nursing and Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado, a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and Dean of Nursing at the University Health Sciences Center and President of the National League for Nursing. Jean Watson held six honorary Doctoral Degrees, and earned doctorates in educational psychology and counseling. Her research was in the area of human caring and loss (Current, 2012). The Theory of Human Caring was developed in 1979. The theory emphasizes the humanistic aspects of nursing in combination with scientific knowledge. Watson designed this theory to bring meaning and focus to nursing as a distinct health profession. Watson believes that caring is an endorsement of a professional nurses identity. According to Watson, the nurse's role is to establish a caring relationship with patients. She recognizes the patient as a holistic being comprised of mind, body, and spirit. The nurse is to display unconditional acceptance and treat all patients with a positive regard. When the nurse does this, spending quality time with her patients, she creates carative moments (Fitne, 2012). Carative moments are created by a combination of a nurse's attitude and competence. The nurse has the power to affect...
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...Watson's Theory of Human Caring Dr. Jean Watson, a native of West Virginia, began her career in 1961 where she graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke, Virginia. She then moved to Colorado, where she now lives, to further her education. She attended the University of Colorado and received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1964, then further pursued her Master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing in 1966 and then on to obtain her Ph.D. in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. Today she serves as a legendary Professor of Nursing and holds an endowed Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing (Watson,2007). She is the author/co-author of more than 14 books on caring and holds six honorary doctorates. Recently she founded Watson Caring Science Institute, a non-profit organization developed to help spread her nursing theory and ideas. Dr. Jean Watson goal is to have nurses come together, regardless of specialty, and share a common definition that embraces science and philosophical perspective. The common goal has become known as caring-healing consciousness. Watson begins her theory by identifying 10 carative factors of care. Theory Concepts Watson bases her theory of nursing on 10 carative factors: 1. Formation of humanistic-altruistic systems of values: This begins in early development and is molded by life experiences, exposure, learning, and culture. 2. Development...
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...Jean Watson’s Theory Jean Watson born in a small town in West Virginia on the 1940’s. She is known today as one of the most distinguished nursing theories in our current time. Graduated from a small nursing school in Virginia in the 1960, she went on to further her studies at the university of Colorado at Boulder earning her bachelor degree in 1964, her masters in psychiatric and mental nursing in 1966 and finally her Ph.D. in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. Influence from other pass theories (Carl Rogers, Nightingale, Maslow, Giorgi, Johnson and Koch) to name a few, her travels around the world and private practice were the major contributors to her theory. Well known for her research on human caring and loss, she published her theory “nursing: human care” in 1988. According to Watson a nurse need to build a caring relationship with patients. Treat them as a holistic being and with a positive regard. She said to spend more uninterrupted time with patients to build that relationship. Watson concentrated on the “caring moments” of the nurse and the patient interaction. She believed that through nurse’s attitude and competence a patient’s world could become larger or smaller, brighter or drab, rich of dull, threatening or secure. With these interactions she believes that a bond is created. Working in the emergency department, Jean Watson’s “caring moments” might be one of the last things that I would do in an acute care situation. But now that I think about,...
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...Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy (VAC) Catherine van der Hoeven Capone Wilmington University Abstract Vacuum Assisted Closure Therapy (VAC) is a system for applying negative pressure to wounds, which is claimed to accelerate healing of chronic wounds. A foam sponge is placed into the wound, than the site is sealed with an adhesive drape, and negative pressure is applied to the wound for 22-24 hours daily. VAC decreases tissue edema and improves local circulation; it also removes the debris from the wound surface. The average cost, including the materials and nursing care ranges from $400-$500 per patient weekly. This technique has been used increasingly over the past decade for acute and chronic wounds, and studies have demonstrated improved wound healing. Its use has been extended to other types of wounds, such as surgical wounds from abdominal, chest and cardiac (heart) surgical procedures. Currently VAC can be used on all types of wounds: acute, subacute or chronic. Introduction Diabetes is becoming a common problem in most of the countries all over the world. About 1.8 million people are affected by diabetes and with rapidly increasing diabetic patients the count is estimated to go up to 2.7 million in next 25 years (Speak K, 2007). Diabetic foot complications are more frequent in males individuals aged over 60 years. The life expectancy of the diabetic patients has increased due different treatments, which in turn increases the number of complications as the...
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...Born in 1940. West Virgina. Dr. Jean Watson is Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing and Anschutz Medical Center, where she held an endowed Chair in Caring Science for 16 years. She is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She previously served as Dean of Nursing at the University Health Sciences Center and is a Past President of the National League for Nursing. Her latest activities include Founder and Director of the non-profit foundation: Watson Caring Science Institute. In partnership with Heart science developments, she serves as Distinguished Scholar in Institute of HeartMath (www.heartmath.org). Dr. Watson has earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing and psychiatric-mental health nursing and holds her PhD in educational psychology and counseling. She is a widely published author and recipient of many awards and honors, including The Fetzer Institute Norman Cousins Award, in recognition of her commitment to developing; maintaining and exemplifying relationship-centered care practices; an international Kellogg Fellowship in Australia, a Fulbright Research Award in Sweden. She holds ten (10) Honorary Doctoral Degrees, including 7 International Honorary Doctorates (Sweden, United Kingdom, Spain, British Colombia and Quebec, Canada, Japan). Clinical nurses and academic programs throughout the world use her published works on the philosophy...
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...consistency and unified care. This presentation shall examine the importance of Dr. Jean Watson’s theory of caring in today’s nursing practice, its relation to metaparagidm concepts and how the theory help us to improve the current nursing practices. Watson delivers many valuable impressions for nursing practice. •Watson ties different theories together which are frequently being used in clinical nursing practice. •The comprehensive explanations of the care factors which can provide direction to the nurses who desire to train as a bedside nurse or do nursing research. “Her accomplishments are the following - Recipient of numerous awards counting: an international Kellogg Fellowship in Australia, a Fulbright Research Award in Sweden and six Honorary Doctoral Degrees, including 3 International Honorary Doctorates (Sweden, United Kingdom, and Quebec) She was the 1993 recipient of the National League for Nursing Martha E. Rogers Award, which identifies a nurse academic who has made substantial donations to nursing information that advances the science of caring in nursing and health sciences. New York University recognized her as a Distinguished Nurse Scholar In 1999, the Fetzer Institute respected her with the national Norman Cousins Award in gratitude of her commitment to emerging, preserving and illustrating relationship centered care practices”.(http;//www.authorstream.com/2011) Jean Watson’s Theory of Transpersonal Caring also called Theory of Human Caring. It highlights...
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...Jean Watson's Theory of caring Jean Watson the founder of the Watson Theory of Caring was born in Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia in the 1940’s. She graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in 1961.After receiving her first Bachelor of Science degree in nursing she went on to study at the master’s level and did earn her doctorial degree in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. She wrote her first book in 2008 The Philosophy and Science of Caring which addresses how nurses should express care to their patients. Watson believed that caring is the single most important aspect in the practice of nursing. (Alligood, 2010) The simple act of caring in combination with medical intervention is the combination to good nurse practice according to the Watson Theory. She like many others believed that the holistic approach to nursing is the best way to show and provide caring to a patient. For Watson caring is not something that is passed from generation to generation or person to person, but it originated with the nurse and then passed to the patient and on to the society. However it starts with the compassion and the caring of the nurse. The nursing profession is therefore the founders and the instigators of caring and the patient that the nurse come in contact with learn true caring and pass it on to the society. According to the theory, caring environments accepts a person regardless of life style and embrace the person for their potential and not their current...
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...Running head: Jean Watson A Reflective Look at Jean Watson Thomas Bair NUR403: THEORIES AND MODELS OF NURSING PRACTICE Theories contain concepts, definitions, models, propositions, and are based on assumptions rather than concrete facts (Nursing Theories, 2012). They are used as a tool for reasoning, critical thinking and decision making. The nursing profession uses theories as the framework and foundation for practice to strengthen our nursing knowledge. As we advance in our profession, theories are constantly tested to determine if they still have an applicable meaning or do they need to be modified. This paper will give an overview of Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring and its impact on our nursing practice. Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring was developed in 1979 and continued to evolve over the years. It emphasizes the humanistic aspects of nursing in combination with scientific knowledge. The framework of this paradigm brings meaning and focus to nursing as a distinct profession. The conceptual elements of her theory are ten Carative Factors, Transpersonal Caring relationship, Caring moment and Caring Consciousness with a focus on: person, health, nursing and environment (Cara, 2003). These concepts are representation of a middle range theory. The Carative factors attempt to “Honor the human dimensions of nursing’s work and the inner life world and subjective experiences of the people we serve (Cara, 2003, p.52). Transpersonal...
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...to me and that was Jean Watson “Theory of Human Caring”. I believe that in the medical field you have more to do than just taking care of patients. You must build some type of relationship with you patients. Also remember that they have feelings and concerns. They need to see that the person taking care of them cares, cares about their health, emotions, and recovery. Jean Watson theory includes ten creative factors that are very touching and have been applied and had positive outcomes. There was an article that applied Jean Watson theory. Yeter, Durgun & Hulya, Okumus. (2017) Effects of Nursing Care Based on Watsons Thoery of Human Caring on Anxiety, Distress, and Coping,...
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