This document outlines Margaret Jean Watson's caring theory and its application to nursing. It discusses Watson's background and career achievements. Her caring theory includes 10 carative factors and emphasizes forming humanistic values, cultivating sensitivity, and establishing trust. The theory views caring as central to nursing and promotes health, growth, and needs satisfaction. While the theory guides clinical practice and education, some critics find it lacks clarity and empirical precision due to its complexity and philosophical nature. More research is still needed to develop and test the theory.
This document outlines Margaret Jean Watson's caring theory and its application to nursing. It discusses Watson's background and career achievements. Her caring theory includes 10 carative factors and emphasizes forming humanistic values, cultivating sensitivity, and establishing trust. The theory views caring as central to nursing and promotes health, growth, and needs satisfaction. While the theory guides clinical practice and education, some critics find it lacks clarity and empirical precision due to its complexity and philosophical nature. More research is still needed to develop and test the theory.
This document outlines Margaret Jean Watson's caring theory and its application to nursing. It discusses Watson's background and career achievements. Her caring theory includes 10 carative factors and emphasizes forming humanistic values, cultivating sensitivity, and establishing trust. The theory views caring as central to nursing and promotes health, growth, and needs satisfaction. While the theory guides clinical practice and education, some critics find it lacks clarity and empirical precision due to its complexity and philosophical nature. More research is still needed to develop and test the theory.
This document outlines Margaret Jean Watson's caring theory and its application to nursing. It discusses Watson's background and career achievements. Her caring theory includes 10 carative factors and emphasizes forming humanistic values, cultivating sensitivity, and establishing trust. The theory views caring as central to nursing and promotes health, growth, and needs satisfaction. While the theory guides clinical practice and education, some critics find it lacks clarity and empirical precision due to its complexity and philosophical nature. More research is still needed to develop and test the theory.
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University of Khartoum
Faculty of nursing sciences
Master program Batch seven
Margaret Jean Watson
Philosophy and science of caring Describe the general aspects of Watsons ca ring theory. Describe how Watsons caring theory can be applied to clinical practice. Describe the person through Watsons caring lens. Describe the persons health through Watsons caring lens. Describe nursing through Watsons caring lens. Objective BACKG ROUND -Born in southern west Virginia --Grow up in small town of Welch 1940 -The youngest of eight children -High school in west Virginia -Louis gale school of nursing 1961 -Married and move to Colorado -She has two daughters and five grand children
Achievement -Bs in nursing 1964 -Ms in psychiatric mental health nursing 1966 -PhD in education psychology and counseling 1973 -Joined the school of nursing faculty of Colorado health science centre -Chair and assistant dean of under graduate program -Implementation of the nursing PhD program 1978 -Co-ordinator and director -Dean of the university of Colorado 1982 Cont- achievement Professor of nursing and holds chair in caring science Shared in the development of post baccalaureate nursing curriculum in human caring -founder and member of the board of boulder hospice -high honor of distinguished professor of nursing 1992 -recipient of national league for nursing 1993 -member of executive committee -certification as a holistic nurse Publications -the philosophy and science of caring -1979 -human science and human care a theory of nursing -1985 -post modern nursing and beyond - 1999 Theoretical sources The work k of nightingale ,hinderson,and hall -peplau and Maslow ,Erikson -She acknowledges philosophilical and intellectual guidance for m feminty theory Her inter personal and transpersonal viewed from Carl Rogers Definitions When medical science has failed to offer a patient any things that is the opportunity of nurses to offer every things to the patient Caring in need is essence of nursing Caring create greatest impact in the lives of our patient Caring attitude makes nurses different among the rest (We are the light in the darkness , and in this model we get to return to the light of our humanity ) She believes that the main focus in nursing on carative factors She believes that for nurses to develop humanistic philosophies and values system a strong Liberal arts back ground is necessary She believes that the nursing is being threatened by the task and technology
nursing Health promotion Prevent ill ness Caring for sick Restoring health
Assumptions Caring demonstrated interpersonally Caring results in the satisfaction of human needs Accepts person as may become Caring environment allow the pt to choose the care Caring healthogeni more than curing Caring is central to nursing Effective caring promotes health and individual growth caring response Central health ogenic choice Needs satisfaction Promotion of health personal Primary carative factors Watson mentioned ten carative factors 1= Formation of humanistic altruistic System of values 2=Instillation of faith hope 3=Cultivation of sensitivity to ones self and To others Philosophical foundation Other carative factors 4-Establishing a helping-trust relation ship 5-expression of feeling 6-systemic use of the scientific problem- solving 7-promotion of interpersonal teaching learning 8-provision for supportive ,protective ,and corrective mental ,physical ,socio cultural and spiritual ,environment 9-assistance with gratification of human needs 10- allowance for existential phenomological forces Watson's Ordering needs Lower ordering needs biophysical Food-ventilation- elemination Lower ordering needs Psycho-physical Activity-inactivity)-sexuality Higher ordering needs Achievement -affiliation Psycho-social Higher ordering needs Self -actualization Development of the theory She added to develop her theory : 1 Philosophy of human freedom and responsibilities Related to nursing practice 2 A biology and psychology of holism intercountered With nature 3 Epistemology allows for advancement of esthetics ,and ethical Values 4 Ontology of time 5 Context of inter human events and relationship 6 Scientific world view That is open soul Foundation for further development emotions mind Major Concep t Human being Nursing Environment Health Evaluation Intervention Plan Assessment anxiety Inactivity or weakness Vomiting and diarrhea Assessment plan Assessment Intervention Acceptance by the nursing community Institutions that are seeking holistic approach to nursing care are integrating many aspect of Watson theoretical commitment to care Practice as general
According to Watson Clinical setting population Education active In curriculum planning at the university of Colorado Framework is being taught in numerous baccalaureate nursing curricula In addition this concepts are now widely used in nursing program in saturnalia She defines her intent to describe the core of nursing Research Watson and colleagues are attempting to research the caring framework and to arrive at empirical data amenable to research techniques Colleagues have analysis the caring literature for themes related to conceptual and theoretical development Research and practice must focus on both subjective and objective patient outcomes
to describe the similarities and differences between what nurse consider care and what patients consider care goal To classifying the caring behaviors To Generate testable hypotheses Open- ended questionnaire Taking care of Caring about patient patients Nursing students Registered nurses Discrepancy in the values considered most important by :RN,SN,PT Raised a question about differences in values for persons in various situations and the question of meeting minimum care needs before the quality of care can be evaluated CRITIQUE CLARITY SIMPLICITY GENERALITY EMPIRICAL PRECISION DERIVABLE CONSEQUANCES
CLARITY Sophisticated language Lengthy phrases Sentences need more reading Expand philosophical nature Tangible and more aesthetically appealing Personal reflections Art work poetry Complex concept Variety of subject matters Number of disciplines simplicity generality Aspect of health Aspect of illness Patient nurse interaction Some critics have stated that the generality is limited
By the emphasis placed on the psychological aspect rather than physiological aspect Empirical precision Difficult to study empirically Acknowledges the newness of theory Descriptiv theory Continues to develop her theory Derivable consequences Identify patient need Caring process Metaphysical orientation strengths family Communit y culture practice client limitations Little attention Delineate psychosoci al need Need for more research THANK YOU