Human Care Assignment PDF
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Running head: ADVANCED NURSING THEORYADVANCED NURSING THEORY AND WATSON’S THEORY OF CAREName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note
ADVANCED NURSING THEORY1IntroductionIn recent days, the number of people choosing nursing as their profession is increasing sharply and there are different reasons for such consideration. Nursing is the profession where human care process requires compassion, humanitarian senses and relates to the personal knowledge and experience of the healthcare experts (Lachman, 2012). The Watson’s Theory of Care discusses about the personal traits and philosophical mindset that a healthcare expert shouldpossess while caring for an ill patient. The theory of Watson is widely used in the nursing practice and is composed of several ethical and philosophical implications. This theory also discussed the holistic approach of caring by creating a transpersonal relationship with the patient.Watson first established the theory in between 1975-1979 further several modifications have been introduced in this theory (Sitzman & Watson, 2013). In the recent nursing professional context, the theory of caring helps the nursing professional to comply with the four ethical considerations of medical profession. It is the congruence between the values on healthcare profession with the concepts present in this theory that helps the nursing professionals, the healthcare organization, and the clinical administration to promote basic humanitarian principles (Alligood, 2017). In this assignment, the Watsons theory of caring will be described by discussing its theoretical definitions and concepts as well as the theory structure and the assumptions. Further, a critique to the theory will be discussed using semantic and structural clarity and consistency. The current aspect of the theory with modern nursing study as well as the discussion about usage of this theory to develop new practice model with improvement plan will be discussed.
ADVANCED NURSING THEORY2Theory descriptionPurpose The Watson’s theory of caring is basically focused to four aspect of healthcare such as promotion of healthcare, preventing the disease or illness, caring for the ill or sick individual andrestoring wellbeing or health. Therefore the prime purpose of this theory is to promote healthcarewith keeping medical cure at the central of the practice (Ranheim, Kärner & Berterö, 2012). Thistheory allows each healthcare professional to use the theory according to their facility by promoting growth and improvement of the patient. The theory played several roles in the care process, such as it helped to develop a healthy relationship with the patient, helped to make the care process unconditional and acceptance for everyone (Glaser, 2017). Further, it helped the nursing professionals to use holistic approach with equal focus of patients mind, soul, body and emotions at the same time and promote health through their own knowledge and interventions within the patient so that their health literacy can be improved (Alligood, 2017). Theoretical concepts The Watson’s theory of caring is composed of four different concepts which are related to human being, their health, the social or environmental and about the nursing profession. Within these, the social concept holds much importance because it the social environment that determines one’s capability or range of thinking and the personal goal they strive for their entire life (Sitzman & Watson, 2013). According to the Watson’s theory caring has its own place in each society and there are always compassioned people who cared for others. However, according to Glaser (2017), compassion and caring attitude is not transferred by genes from one generation to another, but it is the social norms and culture that helps to transfer the positive
ADVANCED NURSING THEORY3attitude to generations. The second theory was about the human-being and this theory described humans as the valued person who is seeking healthcare and that person should be respected, valued, assisted, nurtured and integrated in the care process so that psychologically the care help the patient to attain health (Lachman, 2012). The third concept is regarding the concept of health and this theory defines health as the appropriate balance between the mind, body and soul and focuses entirely on their unity and harmony. The combination of physical, mental and social wellbeing helps human being to adapt to a general maintenance level of daily functioning and marks the absence of illness within the body (Swanson, 2012). The final concept is about nursingand this theory defines the nursing practice as the human science that incorporates health and illness experiences and treats them using personal experience, professional concepts, scientific means, esthetic background and ethical considerations. There are several sub concepts present in the Watsons theory of caring such as self, time and phenomenal field that helps to specific the broadened border of this theory into shorter segments (Alligood, 2017). Theoretical definitions The Watson’s theory of caring involved several concepts and sub concepts that defined three main aspects of human caring process. The first concept is of survival needs of humans thatcan be defined as the need of food, water, shelter and healthcare needs. The second concept defines the functional needs of humans and according to that activity or inactivity and sexuality falls under it (Lusk & Fater, 2013). The third definition is about the integrative needs and involves achievements and affiliation of humans whereas the final definition is of growth-determining needs and includes self-actualization. All these needs define the Watson’s theory of caring and establishes the nursing profession as the large part of the model of caring including the patients care, overall wellbeing and promotes the patients harmony (Butts & Rich, 2013).
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