Name: Annie Rose S.
Mejasco
Propose Guide Questions for Describing a Nursing Theory
1. What is the purpose of this theory?
The theory was formulated to give a humanistic aspect of nursing as they intertwine
with scientific knowledge and nursing practice and a connection between the nurse and
patient. Caring Science helps us to embrace the positive energy that flows from an
integrated mind, body and spirit and is mutually rewarding to both the patient and the
nurse. According to her theory, caring can be demonstrated and practiced by nurses.
Caring for patients promotes growth, a caring environment accepts a person as he or
she is, and looks to what he or she may become and nursing seems to be responding to
the various demands of the machinery with less consideration of the needs of the
person attached to the machine. In Watson’s view, the disease might be cured, but
illness would remain because, without caring, health is not attained. Caring is the
essence of nursing and connotes responsiveness between the nurse and the person;
the nurse co-participates with the person. Watson contends that caring can assist the
person to gain control, become knowledgeable, and promote health changes.
2. What are the concepts of this theory?
The concepts of this theory is The Philosophy and Science of Caring has four major
concepts: human being, health, environment or society, and nursing. Which is Human
being a valued person to be cared for, respected, nurtured, understood, and assisted in
general a philosophical view of a person as a fully functional integrated self. Human is
viewed as greater than and different from the sum of his or her parts, While Health is
the unity and harmony within the mind, body, and soul health is associated with the
degree of congruence between the self as perceived and the self as experienced. It is
defined as a high level of overall physical, mental, and social functioning a general
adaptive-maintenance level of daily functioning and Society provides the values that
determine how one should behave and what goals one should strive toward. For
Nursing is a human science of persons and human health-illness experiences that are
mediated by professional, personal, scientific, esthetic, and ethical human care
transactions.
3. How are the concepts defined?
The concepts defined that caring is a mutually beneficial experience for both the
patient and the nurse, as well as between all health team members. Which Human
being is a valued person to be cared and assisted in general, while health is the unity
and harmony within our mind, body and soul. Society provides the values that we have
and nursing is a human health-illness experience to help patient. The Theory
emphasizes that we must care for ourselves to be able to care for others; self-healing is
a necessary process for rejuvenating our energy reserves and replenishing our spiritual
bank. Caring really improves patient outcomes and customer satisfaction. It is
contagious and infuses caring energy into others. It invokes awareness and intuition. It
is positive and inspirational.
4. What is the nature of relationships?
The concepts are the theory encompasses the whole world of nursing with the
emphasis placed on the interpersonal process between the caregiver and care
recipient. The theory is focused on the centrality of human caring and on the caring-to-
caring transpersonal relationship and its healing potential for both the one who is caring
and the one who is being cared [Link] is embedded on giving positive energy and
unconditional understanding with each other. it needs to have senses, observe and see
what is happening in our environment and surroundings.
5. What is the structure of the theory?
The structure for the science of caring, its built upon ten carative factors these
are Trust Self and Others by Nurturing Individual Beliefs, Personal Growth and
Practices, Nurture Helping, Trusting, Caring Relationships, Forgive and Accept Positive
and Negative Feelings Authentically Listen to Another’s Story, and Deepen Scientific
Problem-Solving Methods for Caring Decision Making. The theory is focused on the
centrality of human caring and on the caring-to-caring transpersonal relationship and its
healing potential for both the one who is caring and the one who is being cared for.
6. On what assumptions does the theory build?
The theory is built on seven main assumptions which are caring can be effectively
demonstrated and practiced only interpersonally and Caring consists of carative factors
that result in the satisfaction of certain human needs, An effective caring promotes
health and individual or family growth, A caring response accept the patient as he or
she is now, as well as what he or she may become, A caring environment is one that
offers the development of potential while allowing the patient to choose the best action
for him or herself at a given point in time, A science of caring is complementary to the
science of curing. The practice of caring is central to nursing. This assumption are
philosophical values dealing with the use of empirical senses and morality.
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Gonzalo, A. (2019). Jean Watson: Theory of Human Caring. Retrieved from [Link]
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