Kristen Swanson's Theory Of Caring

Kristen Swanson’s theory of caring is similar to Watson’s theory of caring, except I believe that she defines the theory in a simpler and clearer fashion. Swanson uses five processes instead of Watson’s ten carative factors. However, I believe that she simplifies the theory by grouping Watson’s factors together. Swanson’s five factors include: “Knowing, Being With, Doing For, Enabling, and Maintaining Belief.” For example under the first process of “Knowing”, Swanson grouped Watson’s carative factors of “humanistic altruistic system of values, sensitivity to self and others, and existential-phenomenological-spiritual forces.” The second Swanson process, “Being With”, has the same carative factors that are listed for the Knowing process.