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Jean Watsons Theory of Human Caring
Raven Jinks
Chamberlain University
Introduction
Watson's nursing theory is both a science and an art.
Provision of care is the essence of nursing.
Caring involves patients to find meaning of diseases.
Nurses need to focus on restoring quality health to patients.
Jean Watson's theory of human care is both a science and an art applied in the provision of primary care among patient populations. The theory provides that provision of care is an essential aspect in healthcare (Brewer & Watson, 2015). Generally, according to Brewer et al (2015), nursing involves finding meaning to illness and passing across this information to patients. Despite the demanding nature of the nursing profession, nurses need to focus on improving the quality of patient outcome by prescribing correct medication.
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Watson's Theory Among Clinical Nurse Specialists
Watson's theory is anchored on five principles of care giving.
Authentic presence for nurses, patients and family.
Cultivating ones spiritual faith towards mind, body and spirit wholeness.
Practice of equanimity and love-kindness.
Providing room for miracles in healthcare provision.
Everyone should be part of the caring-healing environment.
Jean Watson's theory, which forms the focus of this presentation, is applied among clinical nurse specialist as members of the advanced practice nursing profession. Clinical nurse specialists play the central role in offering primary care (Clark, 2016). The provision of primary care is based on five major principles: authentic presence of nurses, patients and families, cultivating one patient’s spiritual faith in healthcare. Thirdly, nurses need to practice equanimity, love and kindness, provide room for miracles to happen and encourage everyone to be part of the healing process.
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Relevance of Watson's Theory in Postpartum Depression
Provides an opportunity for clinical nurse specialist to give the best patient care.
Promotes healthcare literacy among nurses, patients and families.
Strengthens patient faith and help them regain hope in their new role.
Educate patients and families on the signs and symptoms.
Provide patients and families with community resources.
Watson's theory is relevant among the clinical nurse specialists who offer primary patient care. According to Yeter Durgun Ozan (2015), Watson's theory is relevant among clinical nurse specialists. For example, the principles of the theory offer an opportunity for clinical nurse specialists who deal patients who suffer from postpartum depression the best patient care. The theory also offers healthcare literacy among patients, nurses and families and also strengthens patient’s faith in healthcare (Yeter Durgun Ozan, 2015). Besides that, the principles of the theory enhance self-actualization among nurses and cultivate interpersonal relationships between patients and nurses. By incorporating Watson's theory in my daily routine, I help my patients to regain hope in their new role and help them understand that postpartum depression is not from one single cause, but possibly results from a mixture of physical and emotional stress.
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Watson's Theory in Primary Caregiving
In primary caregiving, Watson theory play a major role especially among clinical nurse specialists who give the primary care.
Enhances communication for effective diagnosis and treatment.
The theory upholds the dignity and sacredness of human life.
The theory calls for collaborative efforts in providing care.
The theory identifies that nursing should be morally ideal.
Watson's theory plays a key role in the provision of primary caregiving. For instance, the theory promotes communication. According to Brewer et al (2015), communication is a key element in the provision of primary care. Patients who communicate effectively help nurses in the process of diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The theory cites that life is sacred and should be treated as such by healthcare professionals. There is need for nurses and patients to have collaborative efforts in the process of care (Clark, 2016). Nursing practice has to remain ideally moral and ethical.
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Watson's Theory in Guiding Evidence Based Practices
In primary care, the theory can be used in providing holistic patient care.
Building of meaningful relationships between nurses and patients enhance communication.
The theory provides an alternative way of providing healthcare in healthcare facilities.
Holistic caring of patients has proved to be effective since patients are embraced as whole.
Watson's theory has promoted evidence based practices among clinical nurse specialists and in the provision of healthcare. According to Arslan‐Özkan, Okumuş and Buldukoğlu (2014), Watson’s theory can be used by nurses when offering holistic patient care. Furthermore, it helps in building meaningful relationships between the nurses and patients hence promoting effective communication which is vital in ensuring adherence to medical prescriptions. Arslan‐Özkan et al (2014) further notes that Watson's theory has provided an alternative method upon which nurses can rely to promote efficient provision of healthcare. The holistic concept supported by the theory has proved to be effective especially among patients with muscle problems. An example of this is when patients with hamstring injuries are given a massage to facilitate their quick recovery.
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Unique Insights of Watson's Theory
Nursing is more than treating and curing the patients.
Nurses need to build meaningful relationships to ensure communication, a key element in provision of quality patient care.
Alternative treatment methods can be used in healing process.
Nursing practice and provision of care should be versatile.
Nurses greatly contribute to patient outcomes.
Watson's theory presents significant insights. For example, the theory promotes the idea that nursing is not only limited to curing patients but also building meaningful professional relationships between nurses and patients (Brewer et al., 2015). Furthermore, the theory argues that alternative methods can be used in providing patient care such as cultivation of the patient’s faith to believe in miracles as part of the healing process. Clark (2016) provides that Nursing practice and provision of care should be versatile, so that they do not consider nursing as a profession that merely involves treating people and letting them go. The theory suggests that there is need to include faith and other human life perspectives such as development of relationships as significant elements in nursing practice. More significantly, the theory recognizes that nurses play an integral part in providing quality patient care.
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Conclusion
The Jean Watson Theory of human caring presents nursing practice in a multi-faced way.
The theory has proved to effective and beneficial in provision of primary care.
Nurses should not focus on healing the patients only but also they should be willing to learn the different nursing approaches suggested by Watson.
Jean Watson's theory is an important concept in the provision of primary care. The theory provides a balance between nurses and patients in a clinical set up and also presents nursing in a multifaceted approach. The theory emphasizes that nurses should not focus on provision of healthcare only. It encourages nurses to ensure holistic development of their patients. Over the years, the theory has been used effectively in the provision of primary healthcare. Therefore, there is need for healthcare professionals to remain versatile in the provision of primary patient care as suggested by the Jean Watson's theory.
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References
Arslan‐Özkan, İ., Okumuş, H., & Buldukoğlu, K. (2014). A randomized controlled trial of the effects of nursing care based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring on distress, self‐efficacy and adjustment in infertile women. Journal of advanced nursing, 70(8), 1801-1812.
Brewer, B. B., & Watson, J. (2015). Evaluation of authentic human caring professional practices. Journal of Nursing Administration, 45(12), 622-627.
Clark, C. S. (2016). Watson’s human caring theory: Pertinent transpersonal and humanities concepts for educators. Humanities, 5(2), 21.
Yeter Durgun Ozan PhD, B. S. N. (2015). Implementation of Watson's theory of human caring: A case study. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 8(1), 25.
