Watson’s Theory Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Barbara Eisenach University of Phoenix MSAO1JX19/NUR-403 Marilyn Moorhouse‚ RN‚ MSN November 28‚ 2011 Watson’s Theory of Human Caring This paper will explore Jean Watson’s theory of transpersonal human caring as well as a description of the major concepts of Watson’s theory. I will apply Watson’s theory to two nurse/ patient relationships and describe the caring moments that occurred. I will discuss Watson’s major assumptions and relate this
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Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Carmen Martinez NUR403 Aug 8th‚ 2013 Gail Williams Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Background and major concepts of Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Dr. Jean Watson is considered a theorist‚ a philosopher‚ and a healer. She directed her life works to the science of human caring and proposed a new and innovative approach to the nurse-patient interaction. Dr. Watson resumed her life career as “devoted to the phenomena of human caring‚ and inner subjective
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Running head: WATSON ’S THEORY OF HUMAN CARING Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Amber Carter University of Phoenix Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Introduction The purpose of this paper is to take an in-depth look of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. I will describe a caring moment that I have had with a patient in the past and I will describe how Watson’s carative factors were utilized in the transpersonal relationship. Watson has a total of ten carative factors
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Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Paper Sandra Younge University of Phoenix NUR 403 Sharon Little-Stoetzel November 17‚ 2014 Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Paper Jean Watson began her theory of human caring in 1979 and over the years‚ she has been revising her theory to provide more specific explanations of her concepts and philosophy. The core of her theory remains‚ that human caring is based on values such as kindness‚ concern‚ and love of self and others.(Falk Rafael‚ 2000). This
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Watson ’s Theory of Caring NUR/403 02/20/2012 Dr. Ethel Jones Watson ’s Theory of Caring Watson’s philosophy of caring can be traced back thirty years; it started as a textbook for a nursing curriculum at the University of Colorado. It started with a question of the relationship between human caring and nursing‚ this was the foundation for her book The Theory Of Human Caring: Retrospective an Prospective (1997)‚ Nursing: Human Science and Human Care (1988)‚ Caring Science as Sacred Science
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for the sick or infirm‚ especially in a hospital” (The free dictionary‚ 2002) while caring is defined as “a feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; showing or having compassion” (The free dictionary‚ 2002). The two are very intertwined with each other. To be a nurse you must show both aspects. An ideal nurse to me is someone that goes out of their way to help others‚ someone that is an overall caring person that is professional‚ passionate and is wanting to make a difference in the
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Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring NUR/403 KIMBERLY FROMMEL Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Introduction: Jean Watson is a nursing theorist whose focus is human caring. Watson’s (2008) theory of human caring is widely used in nursing practice. Nursing is a caring science with ethical and theoretical associations. Human beings are linked to each other in the caring practice; a nurse’s humanity embraces the humanity of others to sustain the self-esteem of self and others. Nurses take
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Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Paper Nurs-403 spring 2013 Introduction A caring moment is defined as a connection with an inner life force that gravitates your mind‚ body‚ and soul towards a feeling of spirituality (Bernick‚ 2004). The caring moment happens when the nurse and the client come together with their unique life histories and enter into the human-to-human transaction in a given focal point in space and time (Caruso‚ Cisar‚ & Pipe‚ 2008). According to Watson (2012)‚ the actions
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Compassion and human touch are necessary for positive patient outcomes. Following this module reminds me and helps me to improve my delivery of care by allowing patients to communicate feelings while I actively listen to their needs. When I enter a patient’s room I survey the scene or take a holistic approach. I want to let this patient know I care about all of their needs and not just the medical concerns. The theory states “interconnectedness of one human touching or caring for another is
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Watson’s Theory of Human Caring University of Phoenix Theories and Models of Nursing Practice 403 June 21‚ 2010 Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson’s theory of human caring is about nursing and caring being side by side. According to Watson‚ a person can not completely heal from a disease/condition if only the disease is treated and the person is not(Watson‚ 1999). Meaning‚ nursing should focus on providing more care and connecting on a deeper level with their patient’s to
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