Jean Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Jenessa M. Kofford NUR/403 June 4‚ 2012 Jean Watson ’s Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson researched and developed her Theory of Human Caring in 1979. Her theory has expanded since 1979‚ but the principles of the theory have remained the same. Watson created this theory to promote the heart of nursing‚ the central act of caring that is an integral part of the health care system; caring is the heart of nursing‚ the elemental act that personifies nursing
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Theory provides professional independence by guiding the practice‚ education‚ and research functions of the profession. The study of theory helps to develop analytical skills‚ challenge thinking‚ clarify values‚ and assumptions‚ and determine purposes for nursing practice‚ education‚ and research (Reed‚ Shearer‚ and Nicoll‚ 2004). According to Reed‚ Shearer‚ & Nicoll (2004) Jean Watson presents the most current nursing theories. She is the only nursing theorist to support the concept of soul and
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Analysis and Evaluation of Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring Since its establishment as a profession more than a century ago‚ Nursing has been a source for numerous debates related to its course‚ methods and development of nursing knowledge. Many nursing definitions and theories have evolved over time. Furthermore it is in a constant process of been redefined. The purpose of this paper is an overview of Jean Watson’s Theory of Caring. This theory can be taken into account as one of the most philosophicaly
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and evaluate two theories in developmental psychology. Firstly looking at Piaget’s Theory then followed by Kohlberg‚ then an evaluation of the similarities and differences of the two. It will provide evidence of how Piaget’s and Kohlberg’s theory both suffer from the same criticism’s as they both use dilemmas with a particular criteria of a child and culture. The theory only considers a child’s beliefs not its actual behaviour. Jean Piaget was born in Switzerland. Piaget used children to assess
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vocabulary‚ meaning to cherish and to give special loving attention. This approach highlights the uniqueness of both the person and the nurse‚ and also the mutuality between the two individuals‚ which is fundamental to the relationship. Here we are talking about a human connectedness‚ spirituality and love beyond the body and soul. Watson is one of the few nursing theorists who consider not only the cared-for but also the caregiver. According to her the nurse should practice the art of caring‚ to ease patients’
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According to Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development‚ children go through several stages of thinking before reaching an adult mental state. He proposed that from the time children are born until they reach about two years of age‚ that child is in the sensorimotor stage‚ where cognition is only focused on immediate stimuli. From the ago of two to seven years old‚ children then advance to the preoperational stage‚ where they are be able to think beyond immediate physical experiences‚ but are
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psychologist Jean Piaget. After receiving his doctoral degree at age 22‚ Jean Piaget began a career that would have a profound impact on both psychology and education. Through his work with Alfred Binet. Piaget developed an interest in the intellectual development of children. Based upon his observations‚ he concluded that children are not less intelligent than adults‚ they simply think differently. Albert Einstein called Piaget’s discovery "so simple only a genius could have thought of it." Piaget created
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explore how teachers can help students to develop intellectually. Significant theories in learning development include Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development and Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory (McInerney‚ 2015). Piaget’s cognitive development theory focuses on structuralism and constructivism and deals with the nature of knowledge and how humans acquire‚ construct and use it. Vygotsky’s social development theory on the other hand has a strong emphasis on the fundamental role of social interaction
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infants are developing cognitively (Oswalt). Much of what we know today about children cognitive development is based on the theories of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget. Piaget developed a theory of childhood development which propose that children progress through a series of four critical stages of cognitive development (Cherry‚ 2016). “The four stages are the sensorimotor stage from birth to about age 2; the preoperational stage‚ from age 2 to about age 7; the concrete operational stage‚ from age 7
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What Have I Learned Question CJA/324 July 15‚ 2011 What Have I Learned Questions 1. Would you rather spend 1 year in prison or receive 5 years of probation with very severe restrictions? Could you envision a probationary sentence that was more severe than a custodial sentence? Explain your answer. I would never want to be confined in a jail or prison at all. If I had to choose I would take the 5 year probation sentence and stay out of trouble‚ however many criminals look at the situation
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