A Pragmatic View of Jean Watson’s Caring Theory

Chantal Cara, Ph.D., RN
Université de Montréal
Faculty of Nursing

Goals
Provide an overview of Dr. Jean Watson’s caring theory to the nursing community.
Facilitate the understanding of her work allowing nurses to readily apply this knowledge within their practice.

Objectives
Describe the general aspects of Watson’s caring theory.
Describe how Watson’s caring theory can be applied to clinical practice.
Describe the person through Watson’s caring lens.
Describe the person’s health through Watson’s caring lens.
Describe nursing through Watson’s caring lens.

Key Words: Watson’s caring theory, clinical caritas processes, transpersonal caring relationships, caring occasion, clinical application of Watson’s theory

Abstract
As most health care systems around the world are undergoing major administrative restructuring, we expose ourselves to the risk of dehumanizing patient care. If we are to......

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