Biography of Jean Watson:
· Jean Watson was born on June 10, 1940 in Williamson, West Virginia.
· Graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1961. She continued her studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a B.S. in 1964, an M.S in Psychiatric and mental health nursing in 1966, and Ph. D. in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. She has been awarded nine honorary doctoral degrees in six countries.
Jean Watson's Nursing Theory and how it meets with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
The Ten Carative Factors
1. The formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values
· Begins at an early age developmentally with values shared with the parents.
· That is developed through life experiences.
· It is necessary to the nurses maturation and of gaining and promoting altruistic behaviors towards others, such as showing a selfless concern for others and not expecting in return.
· This would help any CNA in the long run, because this job is all about helping others and you shouldn’t just be doing it for the money.
· To do this job you need to have an actual interest and concern for the health of the patient, or else you won’t be able to do the best job possible.
2. Faith-hope
· This is a part of those natural beliefs and values, when modern science and medicine have nothing left to offer, the nurse/CNA can continue contributing to the sense of faith/hope, which is meaningful to the patient/individual
· Naturally, if the nurse has faith/hope and interacts with the individual then they can share it in a way that corresponds with the individual’s beliefs.
3. Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self and to others
· This explores the need of a nurse to feel an emotion as it presents itself.
· If a nurse is to robotic and shows no emotion at all, it makes neither the nurse nor the individuals/patients the nurse interacts with very comfortable.
· When the nurse shows sensitivity it actually helps self -growth and self actualization in both the nurse and patient.
4. Establishing a helping-trust relationship
· The strongest quality in being nurse/CNA is communication. It establishes a close relationship with the individual, which is very important.
· The three main characteristics that go along with communication are:
Ø Congruence
o Congruence complies with being in harmony or agreement with the individual. You know what the wants and needs of the patients are and they know they can communicate them to you, whether it be verbal or nonverbal.
Ø Empathy
o Empathy means you show the patient that you know what they are feeling and you show that patience and caring for them. When you empathize with a patient, they are more likely to be more comfortable opening up to you.
o When they feel more comfortable opening up to the nurse/CNA, it is more likely that the nurse will be able to appear to the patients needs. Both their emotional and physical needs to help them achieve their self-actualization.
Ø Warmth
o Refers back to the empathy really, when you are showing warmth, you are showing that patience and caring. You are showing real concern for their health. This would help with the needs for love/
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5. The expression of feelings, both positive and negative
· The nurse should express emotions because it makes the nurse seem more authentic.
6. The systematic use of the scientific problem-solving method for decision making
· The scientific method allows for control and prediction, and it permits self -correction.
· The science of caring should not always be neutral and objective.
· This would help the person achieve physical/basic needs.
7. Promotion of interpersonal teaching-learning
· A nurse must focus on the learning process just as much as the teaching process. Learning how the individual perceives the situation can help the nurse counteract with a cognitive plan that helps the patient mentally as well.
8. Provision for a supportive, protective, and/or corrective mental, physical, socio-cultural and spiritual environment
· The nurse must provide safety, comfort and privacy.
· Their environments as well as their relationships must be interdependent.
9. Assistance with the gratification of human needs
· This is based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.
· All the needs deserve to be attended to and valued.
Ø Watsons ordering of needs:
o Lower Order Needs (biophysical needs)
ü The need for food and fluid
ü The needs for elimination
ü The need for ventilation
o Lower Order Needs (psychophysical needs)
ü The need for activity-inactivity
ü The need for sexuality
o Higher Order Needs (Psychosocial needs)
ü The need for achievement
ü The need for affiliation
o Higher Order Need (intrapersonal-interpersonal needs)
ü The need for self-actualization
10. Allowance for existential-phenomenological forces
· Phenomenology is a way of understanding people from the way things appears to them.
· This fact helps the nurse to view the incongruity of viewing the patient as a whole and not just by the physical symptoms of the disease, thus while still attending to their hierarchy of needs.
· This helps the nurse to nurture the patient and help them confront life or death.
References:
"The Seven Assumptions." Jean Watson's Theory of Nursing. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.
"Jean Watson." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.
· Jean Watson was born on June 10, 1940 in Williamson, West Virginia.
· Graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1961. She continued her studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a B.S. in 1964, an M.S in Psychiatric and mental health nursing in 1966, and Ph. D. in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. She has been awarded nine honorary doctoral degrees in six countries.
Jean Watson's Nursing Theory and how it meets with Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs:
The Ten Carative Factors
1. The formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values
· Begins at an early age developmentally with values shared with the parents.
· That is developed through life experiences.
· It is necessary to the nurses maturation and of gaining and promoting altruistic behaviors towards others, such as showing a selfless concern for others and not expecting in return.
· This would help any CNA in the long run, because this job is all about helping others and you shouldn’t just be doing it for the money.
· To do this job you need to have an actual interest and concern for the health of the patient, or else you won’t be able to do the best job possible.
2. Faith-hope
· This is a part of those natural beliefs and values, when modern science and medicine have nothing left to offer, the nurse/CNA can continue contributing to the sense of faith/hope, which is meaningful to the patient/individual
· Naturally, if the nurse has faith/hope and interacts with the individual then they can share it in a way that corresponds with the individual’s beliefs.
3. Cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self and to others
· This explores the need of a nurse to feel an emotion as it presents itself.
· If a nurse is to robotic and shows no emotion at all, it makes neither the nurse nor the individuals/patients the nurse interacts with very comfortable.
· When the nurse shows sensitivity it actually helps self -growth and self actualization in both the nurse and patient.
4. Establishing a helping-trust relationship
· The strongest quality in being nurse/CNA is communication. It establishes a close relationship with the individual, which is very important.
· The three main characteristics that go along with communication are:
Ø Congruence
o Congruence complies with being in harmony or agreement with the individual. You know what the wants and needs of the patients are and they know they can communicate them to you, whether it be verbal or nonverbal.
Ø Empathy
o Empathy means you show the patient that you know what they are feeling and you show that patience and caring for them. When you empathize with a patient, they are more likely to be more comfortable opening up to you.
o When they feel more comfortable opening up to the nurse/CNA, it is more likely that the nurse will be able to appear to the patients needs. Both their emotional and physical needs to help them achieve their self-actualization.
Ø Warmth
o Refers back to the empathy really, when you are showing warmth, you are showing that patience and caring. You are showing real concern for their health. This would help with the needs for love/
·
5. The expression of feelings, both positive and negative
· The nurse should express emotions because it makes the nurse seem more authentic.
6. The systematic use of the scientific problem-solving method for decision making
· The scientific method allows for control and prediction, and it permits self -correction.
· The science of caring should not always be neutral and objective.
· This would help the person achieve physical/basic needs.
7. Promotion of interpersonal teaching-learning
· A nurse must focus on the learning process just as much as the teaching process. Learning how the individual perceives the situation can help the nurse counteract with a cognitive plan that helps the patient mentally as well.
8. Provision for a supportive, protective, and/or corrective mental, physical, socio-cultural and spiritual environment
· The nurse must provide safety, comfort and privacy.
· Their environments as well as their relationships must be interdependent.
9. Assistance with the gratification of human needs
· This is based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.
· All the needs deserve to be attended to and valued.
Ø Watsons ordering of needs:
o Lower Order Needs (biophysical needs)
ü The need for food and fluid
ü The needs for elimination
ü The need for ventilation
o Lower Order Needs (psychophysical needs)
ü The need for activity-inactivity
ü The need for sexuality
o Higher Order Needs (Psychosocial needs)
ü The need for achievement
ü The need for affiliation
o Higher Order Need (intrapersonal-interpersonal needs)
ü The need for self-actualization
10. Allowance for existential-phenomenological forces
· Phenomenology is a way of understanding people from the way things appears to them.
· This fact helps the nurse to view the incongruity of viewing the patient as a whole and not just by the physical symptoms of the disease, thus while still attending to their hierarchy of needs.
· This helps the nurse to nurture the patient and help them confront life or death.
References:
"The Seven Assumptions." Jean Watson's Theory of Nursing. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.
"Jean Watson." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.