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The questions ask the patient about the respect he or she received and include such statements as: "My caregivers have responded to me as a whole person, helping to take care of all my needs and concerns," which the patient must rate on a scale of strong agreement to disagreement (Nelson & Watson 2006). Showing such care is of equal importance as giving expedient treatment to the sick. The patient's feelings are a vital part of the nursing process, and treating and attending to those feelings is one of the central duties of the nurse. The nurse must foster an environment that is positive on a medical, environmental, and spiritual and psychological level. The person is always whole and complete on all of these levels, regardless of illness, and the nurse must acknowledge the patient's subjectivity and his or her connection with this different but equally valuable and integrated human being.
Theory's applicability and its use as a framework for the practice of nursing
At times, Watson's theory seems so idealistic its practical applicability seems difficult to comprehend. However, despite the occasionally arcane language of the "transpersonal" nature of nursing to describe creating connections between individuals, it is an important antidote to the stress on functionality and proceduralism in the modern...
Watson's own outreach is international, and she offers international certification in her methodology, as evidenced upon her webpage, which offers continuing education courses to nurses in her philosophy (Watson, 2007). Even evidence-based nursing theory, as noted on a scientific website devoted to the subject, despite its usual stress the need to bring scientific scrutiny and observation to the nursing process have begun to acknowledge the importance of Watson in healing the patient's mind and body as one ("Jean Watson's theory selected as framework at St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California," 2006, Evidence-Based Nursing). A patient at peace within is more likely to be able to heal without.
Works Cited
Jean Watson's theory selected as framework at St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California." (2006). Evidence-Based Nursing. Retrieved 24 Apr 2008. http://evidencebasednursing.blogspot.com/2006/09/jean-watsons-theory-selected-as.html
Nelson, J. & Jean Watson. (2006). "Caring Factor Scale." INOVA Healthcare. Retrieved 24 Apr 2008 http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/son/faculty/jw_caritaspractice.htm
Watson, Jean. "Evolution of the Theory." University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing. Retrieved 24 Apr 2008 http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/son/faculty/jw_evolution.htm
Works Cited
Jean Watson's theory selected as framework at St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California." (2006). Evidence-Based Nursing. Retrieved 24 Apr 2008. http://evidencebasednursing.blogspot.com/2006/09/jean-watsons-theory-selected-as.html
Nelson, J. & Jean Watson. (2006). "Caring Factor Scale." INOVA Healthcare. Retrieved 24 Apr 2008 http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/son/faculty/jw_caritaspractice.htm
Watson, Jean. "Evolution of the Theory." University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing. Retrieved 24 Apr 2008 http://hschealth.uchsc.edu/son/faculty/jw_evolution.htm
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