Application of Theory to Practice
Watson’s Human Caring Theory has been implemented throughout the medical and nursing profession, case studies have been done to determine if there are any benefits to be gain from using this type of approach in nursing. In a recent case study, The Theory of Human Caring was used to evaluate the outcome of a woman receiving a vitro fertilization treatment. This type of procedure does not promise the patient a child, and often it may require numerous tries before it work, so it was during this time that several different emotions are being displayed.
As a nurse, it is important to actively listen to the patient’s concerns, being present and supportive of negative and positive feelings, and to create an environment that will foster dignity and respect for the patient and family should the procedure fails. Although the failed procedure may not require physical care, the emotional stress, feeling of failure, and hopelessness, that she was dealing with required psychological and emotional care. In terms of this study, it is evident that women …show more content…
What started off as a personal philosophy has been set as the standard of how nurses should interact and care for their patients. The carative factors and caritas processes that she developed has been a guide for many nurses. Watson believed that the patient is more than just an illness or injury to be treated, she looked at the patient as a being and that the care they provided a patient should address the whole person, body, mind, and soul. Watson’s theory allowed for a deeper meaning of nursing and provided a framework for nurses to foster a human to human connection that is critical in transpersonal relationships that nurses should strive to achieve. This relationship will help facilitate communication about physical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues that the patient may be experiencing (Jeffers & Ferry,
Watson’s Human Caring Theory has been implemented throughout the medical and nursing profession, case studies have been done to determine if there are any benefits to be gain from using this type of approach in nursing. In a recent case study, The Theory of Human Caring was used to evaluate the outcome of a woman receiving a vitro fertilization treatment. This type of procedure does not promise the patient a child, and often it may require numerous tries before it work, so it was during this time that several different emotions are being displayed.
As a nurse, it is important to actively listen to the patient’s concerns, being present and supportive of negative and positive feelings, and to create an environment that will foster dignity and respect for the patient and family should the procedure fails. Although the failed procedure may not require physical care, the emotional stress, feeling of failure, and hopelessness, that she was dealing with required psychological and emotional care. In terms of this study, it is evident that women …show more content…
What started off as a personal philosophy has been set as the standard of how nurses should interact and care for their patients. The carative factors and caritas processes that she developed has been a guide for many nurses. Watson believed that the patient is more than just an illness or injury to be treated, she looked at the patient as a being and that the care they provided a patient should address the whole person, body, mind, and soul. Watson’s theory allowed for a deeper meaning of nursing and provided a framework for nurses to foster a human to human connection that is critical in transpersonal relationships that nurses should strive to achieve. This relationship will help facilitate communication about physical, psychosocial, and spiritual issues that the patient may be experiencing (Jeffers & Ferry,