TFN Watson
TFN Watson
TFN Watson
Attributes her emphasis on the
INTERPERSONAL AND
TRANSPERSONAL qualities of
CONGRUENCE, EMPATHY AND
WARMTH to Carl Rogers
THEORETICAL SOURCES
-nurses are not here to manipulate and
control others but rather to understand was
profoundly influential at a time when
CLINICALIZATION(therapeutic control
and manipulation of patient) was considered
a norm.
THEORETICAL SOURCES
She describes a “transpersonal
caring relationship” as a
foundational to her theory.
It is a special kind of human care
relationship- a union with another
person—high regard for the whole
person and their-being-in-the world.
THEORETICAL SOURCES
She describes a “transpersonal
caring relationship” as a
foundational to her theory.
It is a special kind of human care
relationship- a union with another
person—high regard for the whole
person and their-being-in-the world.
Conceptualized the Human Caring
Model
Emphasized that nursing is the
application of an art and human Science
through transpersonal caring
transactions to help persons achieved
mind-body soul harmony, which
generates self knowledge, self control,
self care and self healing. She included
health promotion and treatment of
illness in Nursing.
Major Concepts
and
Definitions
Caring
Nurturant way of responding to a valued
client towards whom the nurse feels a
personal sense of commitment and
responsibility.
It is the nursing term representing the
factors nurses use to deliver healthcare to
patients.
Curing
Medical term referring to
elimination of disease
Philosophical Foundation
for the Science of Caring
(Ten Carative
Factors/Ten Caritas
processes)
Ten caritas processes
Originally based her theory for nursing practice
on 10 carative factors and now evolved into
what we call 10 caritas processes
CARITAS CONSCIOUSNESS- an awareness
and intentionality that forms the foundation of a
caritas nurse
essential care provided by nurses
1. Formation of Humanistic-Altruistic
System of Human Values by
practicing loving-kindness,
compassion, and equanimity
(calmness) with self/other (embrace)
- satisfaction through giving and
extension of the sense of self and
increased understanding of the impact
of love and caring to self and other. .
2. Being authentically present; enabling
faith, hope, and belief system; honoring
subjective inner, life world of self/others
(INSPIRE)