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 feelings
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A Study of Nurse Caring Megan McMahon University of Illinois at Chicago A Study of Nurse Caring Although there are many common themes in both nursing practice and nursing theory‚ the concept of caring in nursing may be the most central theme of them all. In nursing‚ the one word ‘caring’ can both refer to the verb meaning ‘the action of carrying out the interventions and needs of a patient’‚ or the emotion or feeling of empathy and/or the altruism that puts the patient’s best interests first
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similar and different ideas among them. Two theories that share this are utilitarianism and Kant’s moral theory. Both theories have similar ideas but they also are perceived differently. Utilitarianism is based on the principle of utility by John Stuart Mill. It is the belief that people ought to concern themselves with the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people (MacKinnon‚ Fiala‚ 2014 p. 356). With utilitarianism‚ the belief if about the consequences of the action and how it affects
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John Stuart Mill approach ethics influenced healthcare administrators because of its utilitarian principles to the realistic approach to challenge tough healthcare decisions. I believe implementing the ACA‚ was used the utilitarian method‚ because this was not an easy decision to make. In addition‚ ACA had to implemented to reduce medical cost in the senior population. In 2012 Medicare spent 377 billion dollars on inpatient hospital stays. Due to the increase in inpatient hospital stays‚ by the
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America today (White‚ “The Genius of Caring: an interactive documentary”). Now‚ think about what it would be like to be the caregiver of those people. They are husbands and wives‚ sons and daughters‚ or close friends and
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Dr. Jean Watson’s Theory: The Philosophy and Science of Caring “Caring is the essence of nursing”~Dr. Jean Watson Major Concepts of Watson’s theory: • Main focus in nursing is on carative factors • For nurses to develop humanistic philosophies and value sytem • The caring stance that nursing has is threatened by the demands of the curative factors ( Sitzman‚ 2007) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Published
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vague labels‚ right and wrong. The criteria for these labels are not clearly defined‚ but they still seem to be the standard by which the actions of man are judged. There are some people that abide by a deontological view when it comes to judging the nature of actions; the deontological view holds that it is a person’s intention that makes an action right or wrong. On the other hand there is the teleological view which holds that it is the result of an action is what makes that act right or wrong. In
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Kant or Utilitarianism In this essay we will discuss what Kant’s and a utilitarian’s view on insider trading would be. As we have discussed in previous essays‚ Kant believed that moral rules could be known through reason and not just by observation (Shaw and Barry 69). For me this is the basis of all decisions that we make and why I would support Kant’s point of view on insider trading. Utilitarianism concentrates on producing the greatest amount of happiness and using it as a standard to determine
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Utilitarianism The concept of sustainable development is an attempt to balance two moral demands placed on the environment. The first demand is for development‚ including economic development or growth. It arises mainly from the interests of people who live in developing countries. Their present poverty gives them a low quality of life and calls urgently for steps to improve their quality of life. The second demand is for sustainability‚ for ensuring that we do not risk the future
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Compare and Contrast Utilitarianism with Christian Ethics The ethical teachings and values of utilitarianism and Christian ethics are similar in some aspects‚ yet however are diverse in others. Utilitarianism is a generally teleological ethical system‚ where the outcome is said to justify the act. The act is considered ‘good’ if it brings about the greatest good for the greatest number. Christian Ethics‚ however‚ can be quite different. Many aspects of its ethics are deontological‚ for example
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