Jean Watson’s Caring Theory Nurses’ responsibilities to their patients are continually changing with the times. Jean Watson formed the “caring theory” to convey the significance and emphasize nursing as a diverse health profession. Using the Jean Watson’s caring theory enables nurses to maintain their perspective on caring for patients when overwhelmed with increased acuity, responsibility and workload. With the increase of patients and their needs, nurses often replace the caring attitude with
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COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES 1. USING SILENCE...utilizing absence of verbal communication. Silence in itself often encourages the patient to verbalize if it is an interested, expectant silence. This kind of silence indicated to the patient that the nurse expects him to speak, to take the initiative, to communicate that which is most pressing. It gives the patient the opportunity to collect and organize his thoughts, to think through a point, or to consider introducing a topic of greater concern
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: 901003-07-5656 Word Count : 1999 Balanced therapeutic nurse-patient relationship can only be achieved through a controlled adherence to professional nursing boundaries. According to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) professional boundaries are “the spaces between the nurse’s power and the patient’s vulnerability. It is the space between nurse and patients, doctors and other professionals bound to healthcare. “Similar to the fence around one’s
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symbiotic relationship to begin, grow and be productive. The definition of symbiotic according to Webster’s Dictionary: “A symbiotic relationship is a relationship between two entities which is mutually beneficial for the participants of the relationship. Thus there is a positive-sum gain from cooperation. This is a term commonly used in biology to explain the relationship between two entities that need each other to survive and prosper.” The connection that is initiated when a nurse becomes an
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specialized and clinical. Health care communication is a vital component of health care for every patient. Because nurses have a greater responsibility, interaction with patient’s and families can often be hurried, leaving them feeling like they have many unanswered questions. Communication or therapeutic communication as defined by Ruesch (1961) in health care is “an interactive dynamic process entered into by nurse and client for the purpose of achieving identified health-related goals” (p. 175). Relevancy
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When I think of patient, nurse, environment and health, I think of the role of being a nurse and the nursing process. My meaning of patient, nurse, environment and health is the concept or framework for the nursing profession. As nurses we must evaluate each aspect of the concept and implement them in our daily practice. Patient: The patient is a person or an individual with feeling and emotions. The patient, a person, is a holistic being. Person is viewed as holistic being with social, cultural
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Caring for Inmate-Patients: A Review of the Literature Caring for Inmate-Patients In 2010, approximately one in every 27 adults (2.8 million) in the United States was behind bars according to a report from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), 2012. Maintaining a safe and secure environment is the most important mission of correctional facilities - not healthcare. Correctional nurses are challenged to provide inmate healthcare services in a caring relationship that promotes
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Communication Effective patient centered care is maintained through effective communication. Communication is imperative in the healthcare field, and without it healthcare would be deadly disorganized. Both nurses and providers need to be able to interact with each other professionally, as well as thoroughly with the patients. Communication between patients and healthcare providers Communication is one important key quality in healthcare. “Verbal communication consists of the spoken word
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2007, there were an estimated 1,459,900 home health care patients” (p. 2). With so many individuals choosing home care there needs to be nurses available to care for them. For many patients at home care provides comfort and piece of mind, but what affects does it have on the care providers? This paper is intended to show the stressors of being in patients homes, caring for the patients themselves, and the patients families on the nurses caring for them. Stressors of Home Care Devlin and McIlfatrick
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its deepest significance.” Pablo Casals (2000) nurse’s caring consciousness and moral commitment to make an intentional connection with the patient. The third element, caring occasion/caring moment, is the space and time where the patient and nurse come together in a manner for caring to occur. U se of the theory of care ethics is discussed to help nurses determine if they are applying this theory effectively in their practice. After a basic definition of caring, including Watson’s caring theory
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