Watsons Theory of Human Caring

Watsons Theory of Human Caring

Caring theoretical models in nursing contribute to nurses’ day-to-day practices in providing care. Watson’s Theory of Human Caring is an example of a caring theoretical model that can be systematically applied to the daily practice of advanced nurses. A nurse theorist, Dr. Jean Watson, developed Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. Essentially, this theory emphasizes the importance of interpersonal processes and relationships between care providers, caregivers, and the recipients of care. According to this theory, patients are the center of nursing practice. The theory is founded on four major concepts of care, including the human being, carative factors, caring relationships, and caring moments in nursing (Alharbi & Baker, 2020). Therefore, the theory contextualizes the patient’s health within the family, community, and cultural contexts. Dr. Jean Watson, in theory, argues that “humans cannot be treated as objects and that humans cannot be separated from self, other, nature, and the larger workforce” (Watson & Woodward, 2020). In his theory, Dr. Jean Watson notes that human health includes achieving and maintaining the high function of the physical, mental, and social elements that make the human being.

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The application of Watson’s Theory of Human Caring promotes mindful caring practices (Sitzman & Watson, 2018). Dr. Jean Watson’s theory is applicable to Advanced practice nurses (APNs) who can apply it to view human health as the objective of their practice. Also, they can apply this theory to help them value human health and understand how a full-functioning human being is an integration of various aspects of the person and other external factors. Therefore, the theory can guide APNs in delivering patient-centered care. The theory further complements the nursing process and guides interprofessional practice (Wei & Watson, 2019). This can assist APNs in integrating their skills into interprofessional teams to improve the caring process and achieve positive health outcomes.

References

Alharbi, K., & Baker, O. G. (2020). Jean Watson’s middle range theory of human caring: A critique. Int. J. Adbanced Multidiscip. Sci. Res, 3, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.31426/ijamsr.2020.3.1.3011

Sitzman, K., & Watson, J. (2018). Caring science, mindful practice: Im