At present, Dr. Watson is a distinguished nursing professor at the same university. Dr. Watson’s PhD is in Educational Psychology and Counseling with a research focused on human caring and loss. She presented her theory in her first book “Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring.” Her theory focuses on the ethical and moral aspects of nursing care. Her definition of caring emphasizes communication, empathy, having sufficient knowledge and clinical skills (Alligood, 2010). Dr. Watson believes that caring is central to nursing and can be effective if practiced interpersonally.
Running head: SELF-TRANSCENDENCE THEORY Pamela Reed’s Self-Transcendence Theory Application Ellen Hamrick, RN, BSN Georgia State University Pamela Reed’s Self-Transcendence Theory Application Nursing theory can be an incredibly abstract subject. Through research and application, however, it has become one of the most interesting subjects this author has studied. In particular, Pamela Reed’s theory of self-transcendence has emerged as a practical theory this author can relate to her own practice. The purpose of this paper is to describe Reed’s theory of self-transcendence, and to relate it to this author’s own practice. This will be done through a review of literature and a critique of the theory.
Several nursing theories focus on quality of life in or as part of their nursing theories – Roger’s, King, Peplau, Leininger, and Parse (Plummer & Molzahn, 2009). Margaret Newman, Rosemarie Parse, and Jean Watson’s theories all deal with the concept of transcendence. Rogers’, Newman, Watson, and Parse’s theories share common themes and perspectives related to their philosophical views in the development of their theories (Sarter, 1988). Watson’s Theory of Human Caring and Boykin & Schoenhofer’s Theory of Nursing as Caring both view nursing as a discipline and a profession. Both theories view caring as an experience lived moment to moment.
Missed nursed care by its very essence challenges the nursing professions mandate for patient advocacy and weighs heavily on the minds of patients, direct care nurses, and management alike. The model of concept analysis introduced by Avant and Walker (2010), will be used to define what constitutes a missed nurse care. This approach to concept analysis attempts to clarify unclear concepts and provide a clear definition of the application of the concept in the context of nursing. Selecting a concept completes the first step. The concept of missed nurse care will further be analyzed to determine the aims of the analysis, identify the uses and the defining attributes.
She is a nurse, writer, professor, and a theorist. The death of her husband made her develop the caring theory. The basis of Watson’s theory is caring for the person holistically. Watson supports the idea of humanistic and holistic care; focus is on “caring”, promoting health, and preventing illness (Duncan & DePew, 2005). Watson also characterizes nursing as a healing art and science dedicate to the pursuit of harmonious and sacred relationships (George, 2011).
Watson's Theory of Human Caring Blanca Castellon University of Phoenix THEORIES AND MODELS OF NURSING PRACTICE NUR/403 Michelle Dorin May 5, 2014 Watson’s Theory of Human Caring Caring and nursing have always been thought to go hand in hand. For the most part individuals choose this profession for their desire to help and care for other people. Caring as a fundamental concept has led to the development of several caring theories. In this paper I will be discussing Jean Watson’s theory of human caring. I will be describing the major concepts of Jean Watson’s theory and I will be applying Jean Watson’s theory to my own nurse/ patient relationships and describe the caring moments that took place.
Nursing as a profession has a social mandate to contribute to the good of society through knowledge based practice (McCurry, Revell & Roy 2009). Also nursing has a disciplinary goal to contribute to the health of individuals and the overall health of society. My definition of nursing is the process of protection, improving and enhancing one's health in the state of illness or wellness. Nurses must have the ability to prevent illness by health promotion, be able to ease pain through the treatment of human response to their environment and care for individuals, families and or communities. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines philosophy as “a set of basic principles or concepts underlying a particular sphere of knowledge” (2015).
In this way the nurse meets the ethical requirement of honoring a client’s right to self-determination (Funnel, Koutoukidis, & Lawrence, 2009). The American Nurses Association (ANA) includes advocacy in its definition of nursing as "the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations" (Nursing's Social Policy Statement, 2003, p. 6) Historically, patient advocacy has been considered a moral obligation for nurses, which is embodied in terms of specific nursing actions such as helping the patient to obtain needed healthcare, assuring quality of care, defending the patient’s rights Advocacy in nursing finds its theoretical basis in nursing ethics. Nurses work in recognized ethical and legal frameworks. For instance, the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses includes language relating to patient advocacy: the nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. (Code of Ethics for Nurses - Provisions, 2001).
Further on, the plan to implement the theory in critical care nursing was presented. This paper concluded with the discussion about the theory of comfort as an integral factor of excellent nursing practice today. Comfort Theory Applied in Critical Care Nursing “Comfort has been considered a positive, multidimensional, subjective, dynamic experience…and results from the interactions established by the subject with himself, to those surrounding him and to the situations faced in the process of disease and health care” (Freitas, et al, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to share my understanding of the concept of Comfort Theory designed by Dr. Katharine Kolcaba, with its implication and application to critical care nursing. The Comfort Theory was chosen to be analyzed, with goals of seeking relevant information and guidelines on how to successfully implement the theory to improve the comfort level among critically ill patients while performing daily routine care in ICU.
Research is defined as the use of systematic inquiry methods to answer questions and problem solve (Polit & Beck, 2008). Research can sometimes be difficult to obtain, meaning, some areas that you wish to research could be seen as unethical, some studies may be inconclusive as to which method of practice is the best and sometimes there will just not be enough research evidence to help you decide which way to base your practice (Aveyard & Sharpe, 2009). There is heavy support for the use of evidence based practice within nursing (Polit & Beck, 2008) indicating that research is of fundamental importance to maintaining the best possible standards for nursing practice in regards to clinically appropriate actions, cost effective methods an positive patient experiences and