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Jean Watsons Theory of Human Caring Jessamie Garvin University of Phoenix NUR/403 Theories and Models of Nursing Practice July 1, 2014 Instructor: Mega Deol Watsons Theory of Human Caring In today’s fast-paced and technology centered health care environment, nurses remain at the cornerstone of care by providing care, practicing the core concepts of nursing, and maintaining the caring models. To assist us in providing quality care we have theorists like Jean Watson whose theories influence and guide us in providing exceptional patient care. In this paper I will discuss Jean Watson’s theory of human caring including the background and the major concepts of her theory. In addition, I†¦show more content†¦A caring moment occurs each time the nurse and patient come together in a human to human transaction, each with their own unique life histories and contributions to the interaction. A caring moment involves an action and choice by both the nurse and the patient, whereas, the moment of coming together presents them with the opportunity to decide how to be in the moment and relationship as well as what to do during the moment and/or with the moment. (Watson Caring Science Institute, 2013) Background on patient interaction: Jennifer is a 27 year old female, gravida 1 para 0, 37 weeks gestation, sent into the Labor and Delivery department by her physician because he was unable to locate fetal heart tones at her routine prenatal visit that afternoon. Prior to her arrival I had received a telephone call from her physician stating that he was sending her in for evaluation due to his inability to detect fetal heart tones. He gave me a brief history on her that included obesity and insulin dependent gestational diabetes. He requested that we place her on the fetal monitor and have a stat ultrasound done to determine fetal wellbeing. Upon her arrival to the hospital it became very apparent that Jennifer and her husband were not fully aware of the reason why she was sent to the hospital, being told only that they needed to have an ultrasound done. Once being placed on the external fetal monitor and realizing that again no fetal heart tones could be found, JenniferShow MoreRelatedWatsons Theory of Human Caring17 90 Words   |  8 PagesWatsons Theory of Human Caring Iris Wilkins University of Phoenix Nursing Theory 403 Dr. Elizabeth Wider May 12, 2014 Watsons Theory of Human Caring Dr. Jean Watson was born in Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia in the 1940s. 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