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Margaret Jean Watson
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Margaret Jean Watson was born in southern West Virginia. She attended the University of Colorado and obtained her BSN, MS and PhD in educational psychology and counseling from this university. Later on in her career she held positions ranging from Fellow for the American Academy of nursing, she founded the Center for Human Caring in Colorado, and also held the position of dean of nursing and president of the national league for nursing. Ms Watson earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing focusing on psychiatric-mental health nursing. Throughout this time she was the recipient of several awards and honors and also became a widely published author.
Jean Watson’s research primarily focused on human caring and loss. In 1979 the ideas surrounding her theory were published in “The philosophy of science and caring” (2010, nursing theories), during 1988, Watson’s theory was published in “Nursing: Human Science and Human Care” (2010 RN journal). Her theory surrounded the thought of ten carative factors. She believed that the nursing philosophy and value system would create a strong foundation for the science of caring. Watson believes that there is concern regarding the caring stance that nursing has always been noted for due to the newfound tasks, technologies and the demands on the curative factors.
Jean Watson’s theory is based on the ten carative factors. It is thought that to effectively show caring one can demonstrate and practice only interpersonally. The result of the carative factors is to have satisfied certain human needs and will promote health to the individual
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themselves or growth as a family. Nurses are expected to accept the person in the here and now
and also to look forward as to what that person could become. Providing an environment that is conducive to caring is necessary in that it offers potential for...
