She has written many brooks discussing her philosophy and theory of human caring. The three major elements of Watson’s theory are the carative factors, the transpersonal caring relationship, and the caring occasion/caring moment (Cara, 2009). The carative factors were developed in 1979, and later rewritten in 1988. They are the basic foundation and core of nursing today (Watson, 1979). Jean Watson Model of Caring is highly developed extension of Nightingale’s basic concepts of human caring.
One theorist who followed in her footsteps and adopted her philosophy regarding nurse caring behaviors is Jean Watson. Watson developed her Human Science and Human Care Theory in the late 1970s, which she developed in an attempt to prove that nurses have a common goal in treating the patient from a scientific and philosophical perspective. Caring for the person is an integral part of Watson’s theory. Watson believes that people learn to be human from one another and by learning from what other people have discovered about themselves (Watson, 1985). In her theory, Watson describe human beings as “a valued person and of him
Summary of Grand Theories by Jean Watson and Virginia Henderson Nursing Theory and Advance Practice 502-B01 Jean Watson: Caring Science at Sacred Science Theory The earlier work of Jean Watson brought about a descriptive theory of caring because it included the spiritual element of nursing at the time of origination. Jean Watson believed that humans have an energy field as a holistic and interactive being and that health and illness are manifestations of the human pattern (McEwen and Wills, 2014). Watson’s background included psychiatric mental health nursing and she was an internationally published author, a former dean of a nursing school, a founder, and director. Watson’s theory was widely read in the disciplines of other theorists and psychologists. She was able to combine the various concepts into nursing as a science of human concerns.
Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity Caroline Uchehara Grand Canyon University HLT 310 V August 21, 2011 Faith Diversity Spirituality is the foundation of holistic practice in nursing. Spirituality has evolved beyond religious considerations to incorporate multidimensional and existential perspectives that are integral to maintaining the patients’ well-being. A deeper understanding of spirituality enhances the potential for nurses to identify spiritual needs and incorporate spiritual caring into practice. Spirituality and the perception of disease are inter-related;religious beliefs may act as coping mechanisms. Due to the nature of profession, nurses provide care to patients of diverse faith.
Each one of these components is synergistic. To focus on the component of the Spirit is to look at what gives patients the will to live or gives purpose and meaning to times of wellness and times of crisis or illness. Harold Koenig is a registered nurse and board certified physician in psychiatry and geriatric medicine. Breakthroughs in research and determination Koenig has brought awareness in addressing the need for a spiritual history and assessment by all disciplines that provide care to patients. Koenig's effective patient advocacy and leadership have brought the spiritual needs of the patient in to the holistic model of nursing care.
You can also select staff on a basis of caring orientation asking candidates to describe a caring moment that they have experienced. The development and caring competencies serve as a guide to assess and permit staff development and assuring care has had a breakthrough with caring science. Preserving and sustaining human dignity, wholeness, integrity of mind body and spirit will provide a healing environment that will enable self-care, self-knowledge, and self-control, self-healing and potential. She's a global teacher that displays nursing goals assuring the practice of human caring in return for the ethical core values based practices (McGraw, 2002). These practices will extend caring science and knowledge along with development and clinical care persons and caring practice to new professional practice models of authentic caring healing excellence.
She attended the University of Colorado and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and psychology. She would later receive her master’s degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing. She earned her Ph.D. in education psychology and counseling. She taught at the University of Colorado School of Nursing and is the founder of the Center for Human Caring in Colorado. She has published many books describing her philosophy and theory of human caring.
She wants to “discover and describe” the role that knowledge has in the nursing practice. She calls her work “articulated research” and it distinguishes a difference between practical and theoretical knowledge (Tomey and Alligood, 2006, p. 142). According to Benner: knowledge development in a “practical discipline” consists of extending practical knowledge (know-how) through theory-based scientific investigations and through the chartings of the existent “know-how” developed through clinical experience in the practice (Tomey and Alligood, 2006, p. 142). Although this idea may seem common sense, it is the basis for all of the work that Benner has produced. She sees that knowing how to do something is different than the theory of scientific event and often practical knowledge can be more important than the theoretical framework that has been taught.
Nursing Theorist Grid Use grid below to complete the Week 4-Nursing Theorists assignment. Please see the “Nursing Theorists’ Grading Criteria” document, located on the Materials page of the student Web site. Theorist Selected: Florence Nightingale Description of Theory: Nightingales theory encourages that maintaining the environment can directly and indirectly restore a patient’s health. Nightingale’s theory is explained as the environment, patient and the nurse interact with one another. She believed that the environment can in-directly and directly effect a patients health and it has great benefit on the healing process when controlled and managed to patient recovery Her theory encouraged collaboration and cooperation as the focus of the nurse-patient relationship.
Watson graduated her bachelor’s of Science in Nursing at the University of Colorado in 1964. She earned her master’s in psychiatric-mental health nursing in 1966, and a doctorate’s in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. Watson joined the teaching profession and became a distinguished Professor in Nursing and holds an endowed Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. She also served as Dean of Nursing at the University of Colorado Health Science Center and became the president of the National League for Nursing (Nursing Journal). The Caring Theory came about after research in the area of human caring and loss.