watson theory Flashcards
1st Book
Nursing: The Philosophy and
Science of Caring (1979)
2nd Book
Nursing: Human Science and
Human Care- A Theory of Nursing(1985)
3rd Book
Postmodern Nursing and Beyond (1999)
established the Center for Human
Caring at the University of Colorado
1980
Dean
University of Colorado School of
Nursing
Caring consists of ______ _____ that
result in the satisfaction of certain _______ ______.
carative factors, human needs
watsons’s ten primary carative
factors
- The formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values
* 2. Faith-hope
* 3. Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self
and to others - Establishing a helping-trust
relationship - The expression of feelings, both posi & netv
- The systematic use of the scientific problem solving method for decision making
- Promotion of interpersonal
teaching-learning - Provision for a supportive, protective and /or
corrective mental, physical, socio-cultural and
spiritual environment - Assistance with the
gratification of human needs - Allowance for existential phenomenological forces
(primary carative
factors) Practice loving-kindness and equanimity
within the content of caring consciousness.
The formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values
(primary carative
factors) It also describes the nurse’s role in
developing effective nurse-patient
interrelationship and in promoting wellness
by helping the patient adopt healthseeking behaviors.
- Faith-hope
(primary carative
factors) Being authentically present and enabling
and sustaining the deep belief system and
subjective life-world of self and one being
cared for
- Faith-hope
(primary carative
factors) As nurses acknowledge their sensitivity
and feelings, they become more genuine,
authentic and sensitive to others.
- Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self
and to others
(primary carative
factors) Cultivation of one’s own spiritual practices
and transpersonal self going beyond the
ego self.
- Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self
and to others
(primary carative
factors) Strongest tool is the mode of
communication, which establishes rapport
and caring
- Establishing a helping-trust
relationship
(primary carative
factors) Developing and sustaining a
helping trusting authentic caring
relationship.
- Establishing a helping-trust
relationship
(primary carative
factors) Awareness of the
feelings helps to
understand the
behavior it
engenders.
- The expression of feelings, both positive and
negative
(primary carative
factors) Being present to, supportive of, the
expression of positive-negative as a
connection with deeper spirit and self and
the one being-cared for.
- The expression of feelings, both positive and
negative
(primary carative
factors) The nursing
process is similar
to the research
process in that it is
systematic and
organized.
- The systematic use of the scientific problem solving method for decision making
(primary carative
factors) Creative use of self and all ways of
knowing as part of the caring process; to
engage in the artistry of caring-healing
practices
- The systematic use of the scientific problem solving method for decision making
(primary carative
factors) process with
teaching-learning
activities
enable
patients to provide
self-care, determine
personal needs, and
provide opportunities
for their growth
- Promotion of interpersonal
teaching-learning
(primary carative
factors) genuine teaching-learning
experience
attends to unity of being
and meaning, attempting to stay within
others frame of reference
- Promotion of interpersonal
teaching-learning
(primary carative
factors) Nurse must recognize the influence that
internal and external environments have
on the health and illness of the individual.
- Provision for a supportive, protective and /or
corrective mental, physical, socio-cultural and
spiritual environment
(primary carative
factors) Creating healing environment at all levels (physical, nonphysical, beauty, comfort,
dignity and peace)
- Provision
(primary carative
factors) All the needs
deserve to be
attended to and
valued
- Assistance with the
gratification of human needs
(primary carative
factors) the nurse assists
the person to find
the strength or
courage to confront
life or death
- Allowance for existential-phenomenological forces
Nurses should go
_____ ____,
procedures and
techniques used in
practice settings.
beyond task,
Nurses should go
beyond task,
_____________ and
_____________ used in
practice settings.
procedures, techniques
Nursing consist of
______, ______, ______, ____________, ______________, and _____ with some
degree of passion.
knowledge,
thought, values,
philosophy,
commitment and
action
The _______ __________ describe
the caring process
of how a patient
attains or
maintains health or
dies a peaceful
death
carative
factors
- Humans cannot be
treated as ______
and cannot be
separated from
____, _____, ______< and the ______ universe
objects; self, other, nature
and the larger
universe
Unity of mind,
body, spirit, nature.
People
____________ is tied
to notions that
one’s soul possess
a body that is not
confined by
objective time and
space.
Personhood
The positive state of physical, mental and
social well-being
health
The positive state of physical, mental and
social well-being with the inclusion of the
3 elements
1. a high level of overall physical, mental and social functioning
2. a general adaptive –maintenance levelof daily functioning
3. absence of illness
__________ is a disharmony within a person’s
inner self or soul.
Illness
_________ can also result from genetic
disease
Healing spaces can be used to help others
transcend illness, pain and suffering
emphasizing the __________ and person
connection
environment
“when the nurse enters the patient room a
magnetic field of expectation is created”.
environment
