Jean Watson's Theory Of Caring Essay

NUR 8620 Nurse Theorist Whiteboard

In Class Activity

1. Biographical information of the theorist;

The theory of Human Caring was developed between 1975-1979 by Jean Watson while she was engaged in teaching at the University of Colorado. The focus of the theory is on the relation between use of the clinical caritas processes and the building of a transpersonal caring relationship within the context of caring occasion and caring consciousness. Theory of Human Caring honors the unity of the whole human being, while also attending to creating a healing environment (Watson, 2006).

Theorist 's definitions of person, health, environment, and nursing;

Watson defined person as “an experiencing and perceiving spiritual being” (Watson, 1999, as cited in Pjnkihar et al., 2017). She referred to both the nurse and the patient as the person. Watson described health as “unity and harmony within the mind, body, and soul” (Watson, 1999, as cited in Pjnkihar et al, 2017). “Illness does not necessarily mean disease” (Watson 1999, as cited in Pjnkihar et al., 2017). Watson (2012, as cited in Pjnkihar, 2017) refers to nursing as a science, art, and moral ideal which essence is caring. In the ten caritas processes, Watson emphasized the promotion of a “supportive, protective, and/or corrective mental, physical, societal, and spiritual environment” (Watson 1999, as cited in Pjnkihar et al, 2017). She also highlighted the influence of internal and external environments on

Transpersonal caring relationship- A special kind of relationship involving a high regard for the whole person and his or her being in the world (Watson, 1996, as cited in Fawcett & DeSanto-Madeya, 2017). The three dimensions of the concept of Transpersonal relationship are, self, phenomenal field, and intersubjectivity.

Self: The transpersonal-mind-body-spirit oneness, and embodied self, an embodies self and spirit, and encompasses the self as it