Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Karen Monico Vidal NUR/403 May 28‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Watson’s Theory of Human Caring According to Watson a “caring moment” encompasses the following: the nurse and patient make contact‚ the nurse enters the patient’s room‚ a feeling of expectation is created‚ through the nurse’s attitude and competence‚ a patient’s world can become larger or smaller‚ brighter or dull
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INTRODUCTION "Your mammogram is suspicious for breast cancer" "Your biopsy was positive for breast cancer." These are among the most terrifying words a woman can hear from her doctor. Breast cancer elicits so many fears‚ including those relating to surgery‚ death‚ loss of body image and loss of sexuality. Managing these fears can be facilitated by information and knowledge so that each woman can make the best decisions concerning her care. Optimally‚ these issues are best discussed with the patient’s
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Theory and Practice Upon reflection of the many theories that could potentially guide clinical practice‚ the one theory that stands out is Watson’s theory of caring. This theory will guide my practice as a student nurse practitioner. Watson’s theory of caring is based on all of the elements of meaningful interactions with a patients that include communication‚ relationship building‚ authentic presence‚ listening‚ and meeting the holistic needs of our patients (Norman‚ Rossillo‚ & Skelton‚ 2016)
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Watson ’s Theory of Caring Crystal University of Phoenix Theories and Models of Nursing Practice NUR 403 Watson ’s Theory of Caring Jean Watson’s caring philosophy and science in nursing is traced back to its earliest beginning as a textbook for the nursing courses at the University of Colorado (Alligood‚ 2010). Her initial work at the university laid the foundation for Watson’s theory of caring. Watson’s philosophy “defines the outcome of nursing activity in regard to humanistic aspects
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The study of behaviourism‚ as Watson outlined was the idea: of only focusing on physical behaviour Watson’s study was first developed by Pavlov called classical conditioning: Pavlov found that dogs salivate when they see food and attempted to provoke salivation with an alternative stimulus. To achieve this Pavlov sounded a bell whenever food was presented. Later the bell became a trigger for the dog and even if there were no food present the dog would still salivate. Pavlov found that for the associations
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concept of caring is a significant skill and attribute to every healthcare professional. One specific caring theory that has been rutted in the foundation of nursing for many years is Watson’s Theory of Transpersonal Caring. Watson’s theory focuses on caring for the patient as a whole‚ meaning caring about the patient’s mind‚ body and spirit so that the patient can heal at an optimal level. This Transpersonal Caring Theory comprises of ten caritas processes that set the foundation for a caring relationship
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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
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John B. Watsson in the Classical Conditioning of emotions. Watson’s theory was developed under the bases of work of a Russian behaviourist Ivan Parvlov. “Classical conditioning is a multistep procedure that initially involves presenting an unconditioned stimulus (ucs)‚ which elits conditioned conditioned response (UCR). Watson was also a behavioursit therefore‚ his work was mostley in the interests of the study of emotions. His theories are in relation to children‚ because he believed that at their
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Breast Cancer Is Most Aggressive in African American Women Breast cancer is the second leading cause of deaths in American women‚ with lung cancer being the first. It is the most common cancer in women not including non-melanoma skin cancers. Breast cancer is a group of related diseases in which cells in the breast‚ most commonly in the lining of the milk ducts or milk producing glands become abnormal and divide without control or order as a normal cell would. When cancer cells break away from the
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in college history class*** The Courage of Nabby Adams in her Fight Against Breast Cancer Nabby Adams was a distinguished woman and by the time she reached her 40’s‚ she seemed to have it all; a loving husband‚ three children‚ and a mom and dad whom she was very close to. Unfortunately‚ Nabby Adams would find a lump on her breast and receive the diagnosis that no woman ever wants to hear‚ “You have breast cancer.” Despite her fears‚ she fought for her life and underwent a radical mastectomy
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