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Jean Watson and her Model of Caring
A review of Jean Watson's model of caring from the perspective of a practicing nurse.
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The paper discusses the significance of Watson's model of caring and explains that it represented a shift from the "cure-disease paradigm" that had been the focus of most previous models, to a transpersonal model of empowerment based largely on the spiritual aspects of Florence Nightingale's approach to nursing. The paper lists and interprets Watson's ten carative factors that are designed to define an aspect of the caring relationship between the nurse and her patient and then focuses on the "caring moment" that is a highly significant aspect of Watson's overall understanding of the nurse's relationship with her patient. This author presents her personal experience of a caring moment and describes how she used many of the carative factors described by Watson in dealing with this patient. This author concludes that Watson's model is more than just a theoretical construct; it is a workable, valuable model that is highly applicable to actual nursing practice.
Outline:
The Caring Moment
Conclusion
Outline:
The Caring Moment
Conclusion
From the Paper:
"In 1979, Jean Watson's introduced her model of caring in her book Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring. Since then, her model has been used by nurses in all types of disciplines as a guideline for providing compassionate, well-rounded care. One of her greatest contributions to the field of nursing was her definition of care, a term which many scholars have had difficulty defining. Watson was able to provide the following concise but comprehensive definition of caring which has endured for decades: "Caring involves the humanity of the nurse, expands to embrace the humanity of the other, and seeks to preserve the intersubjective human-to-human relation between nurse and other as a process of mutuality and trust" (Caruso, Cisar & Pipe, 2008, p. 126)."Watson's model of caring represented a shift from the "cure-disease paradigm" that had been the focus of most previous models, to a transpersonal model of empowerment based largely on the spiritual aspects of Florence Nightingale's approach to nursing (Fitzpatrick & Whall, 2005). There is also a strong focus on ethical decision-making within Watson's model, as she sought to synthesize ethical behavior with compassion.
"Watson identified ten characteristics of caring, which she calls "carative factors," that she believed comprise the essence of providing quality nursing care."
Sample of Sources Used:
- Caruso, E. M., Cisar, N., and Pipe, T. (2008). Creating a healing environment: An innovative educational approach for adopting Jean Watson's theory of human caring. Nursing Administration Quarterly, 32(2):126-132.
- Fitzpatrick, J.J. & Whall, A. (2005) Conceptual models of nursing: Analysis and application, Prentice-Hall. Pearson Education, Inc.
- Watson, J. (1979). Nursing: The philosophy and science of caring. Boston: Little Brown
- Watson, J. (1988a) Nursing: The philosophy and science of human caring. Boulder, Colorado: Colorado Associated University Press.
- Watson J. (1988b) New dimensions of human caring theory. Nursing Science Quarterly. 1,59-60, 175-181
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