Nursing Paper

“Nurses are a unique kind. They have this insatiable need to care for others, which is both their biggest strength and fatal flaw.” Jean Watson is one of the most in fluently nurses that has managed to leave her mark on the world of nursing as well as our everyday lives. She shows us the importance of compassion and kindness in this fast growing field. Her theories are very widely in practice today and are necessary in order for a nurse to present the most wholesome care to all of her patients. The job of a nurse is not one that has just a single component to it; the job of a nurse is one that requires a combination of knowledge, art, science, and heart. Throughout this paper I will explore Jean Watson’s theory, life, as well as how it is applied in our world today.

Dr. Jean Watson was born in the 1940’s as Margaret Jean Harmon in West Virginia where she was raised until she moved to Boulder, Colorado where she has lived since 1962. Watson has received a “BSN, University of Colorado, 1964, MA, University of Colorado, 1966, PhD, University of Colorado, 1973.” After starting her career in nursing Jean Watson also went to school further to complete her “Undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing and psychiatric-mental health nursing, and a PhD in educational psychology and counseling.” Not only has Dr. Watson proven her knowledge of nursing through extensive school she is also an author/co-author over 20 books, and articles. Dr. Watson also “Holds ten (10) Honorary Doctoral Degrees, including 7 International Honorary Doctorates (Sweden, United Kingdom, Spain, British Colombia and Quebec, Canada, Japan)” Jean Watson continues to further provide the world with her knowledge and passion by becoming a “Founder and Director of the non-profit foundation: Watson Caring Science Institute.”

As stated above Dr. Jean Watson has had many, many important accomplishment in both her early and later career in nursing, however one of the most important one is her theory of...