The American Nurses Association has approved 13 standardized languages that support nursing care. The benefits of standardized language include better communication among nurses and other healthcare providers, increased visibility of nursing interventions, enhanced data collection to evaluate nursing care outcomes, and improved patient care. Communication is also important between the nurse and the patient. Nurses can use theories to provide better care, establish a trusting relationship, and understand their patients.
Readings & Resources
Chapter 12 – Communication and Collaboration in Professional Nursing in Black, B. P. (2019). Professional nursing: Concepts & challenges.
Watson, J. (2012). Human caring science: A theory of nursing (2nd ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. (can be accessed in Vitalsource). ISBN: 10-1284071448 ISBN: 13-1284071443
ANA Recognized Terminologies
Watson, J. (2008). Nursing: The philosophy and science of caring (Rev ed.). University Press of Colorado.
Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring focuses on enhancing nursing practice, management, education, and research. Watson developed the caring theory based on the premise that nurses can care for patients if they also take care of themselves. Caring is a two-way street. “Watson believes that health professionals make social, moral, and scientific contributions to humankind and that nurses’ caring ideal can affect human development” (Watson, 2008, para 1). When patients and nurses share parts of themselves, these “caring” moments impact the patient’s and nurse’s lives permanently by healing, enhancing wholeness, and influencing what makes each of us human.
The Theory of Human Caring is made up of 10 Caritas or processes that demonstrate aspects of caring:
Practice of loving kindness
Decision making
Instill faith and hope
Practice teaching and learning that meets the patient’s needs and learning styles
Nurture individual spiritual beliefs and practices
Holistic care
Helping and trusting relationships
Create a healing environment
Promote expression of negative and positive feelings
Miracles
(Watson, 2008, para 3)
Address the following:
Discuss Watson’s Theory of Human Caring.
Choose two of the Caritas. Explain their meaning. Why are they important to nursing practice?
Identifies a caring moment from your nursing practice. Were any of the 10 Caritas used in this caring moment? If so, which ones?
Discusses how the two chosen Caritas for this assignment can be used to enhance the caring moment.
Discusses the importance of using theory in nursing practice.
Additional Instructions:
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