RUNNING HEAD: Jean Watson Theorist: Jean Watson July 20‚ 2011 John Bell Grand Canyon University NUR 502- Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Role and Practice Barbara Pate PhD‚ MPH‚ RN Introduction Jean Watson has played a chief role in determining the connection among nursing identity and holistic healing. She has favored the addition of a new vision of nursing process within the nursing profession (Philosophy of Nursing‚ 2011). The alterations in the health care systems around the
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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
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Jeans Watson’s Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring Tiffany Roberts Molloy College As a nurse it is imperative to integrate the psychosocial of a critically ill patient and their family into care. One not only cares for the patient’s physical health‚ they care for all the components that makes up the patients entity. Sick patients face many obstacles. During the different phases of illness the nurse must alter care to accommodate the patients and family’s needs. Ones
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Caring moment defines Caring science encompasses a humanitarian‚ human science orientation to human caring processes‚ phenomena and experiences. Caring science includes arts and humanities as well as science. A caring science perspective is grounded in a relational ontology of being-in-relation‚ and a world view of unity and connectedness of All. Transpersonal Caring acknowledges unity of life and connections that move in concentric circles of caring – from individual‚ to others‚ to community‚ to
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Insight In To Jean Watson ’s Caring Theory Dr. Jean Watson is a nursing theorist whom work has expanded the concept of caring within the nursing profession. Jean Watson’s Caring theory focuses on the transpersonal interactions between nurse and patient to establish a caring relationship. In this paper‚ I will define theory as it pertains to nursing. I will also give a general background of Watson’s caring theory. I will include a description of concepts within Watson’s theory as well
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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 Philosophy of Nursing NUR/403-Theories and Models of Nursing Practice August 9th‚ 2010 Introduction Jean Watson’s theories of nursing are instrumental in today’s structure of nursing. Watson’s theories are being practiced in various health care setting all over the world. One of these theories in the nursing process. This entails first assessing patient‚ planning
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The Theory of Philosophy and Science of Caring Jean Watson derived the nursing theory of Philosophy and Science of Caring. She obtained her nursing education from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing‚ and continued her nursing education at the University of Colorado‚ where she earned her Bachelors and Master’s degrees in nursing‚ and also her Ph.D. She has six honorary degrees‚ and was the dean of nursing at the University’s health and science center‚ and was also the president of the National League
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Jean Watson believes that through the nurse’s attitude and competence‚ a patient’s world can become: larger or smaller‚ brighter or darker‚ happier or lonelier‚ secure or threatening. Jean Watson is a well known professor of nursing at the university of Colorado‚ she believes that nursing can be a transforming process through which both the client and nurse can be changed. Her theory of nursing practice‚ formally known as the ‘Theory of human care’‚ outlines basic premises of nursing and combines
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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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