Caring as an Evolving Ontology

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• Caring as an Evolving Ontology

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Post Modern Nursing and Beyond

• Return to care values and timeless archetype of
  caritas represents the qualities of a nurse Jean
  Watson believed to be essential, as well as
  demonstrates the spiritual portions of her theory

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Jean Watson
Maybe this one moment, with this one
person, Is the very reason were here on
earth at this time REFERENCE???????
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Candles Around the World
Healing occurs through art, dance, theater,
music, storytelling, designall true works of
healing are works of beauty, beauty heals
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Jean Watson at a Glance
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Education

• Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke
  graduated 1961
• Continued her education at the University of
  Colorado
• 1964 received her BScN
• 1966 received her Masters in mental health
  nursing
• 1973 received her PhD in educational psychology
  and counseling

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Employment
1999 present Murchison-Scoville Endowed Chair
in Caring Science at the University of
Colorado 1992 - present Professor at the
University of Colorado 1990 1991 Sabbatical
leave 1986 1997 Founder and director of the
Center for Human Caring, University of
Colorado 1984 1990 Dean and Professor of the
School of Nursing, University of Colorado
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Employment (contd)
1983 1984 Interim Dean of the School of
Nursing, University of Colorado Spring
1983 Interim Associate Dean for Graduate
Programs, University of Colorado Fall
1982 Visiting Professor, PhD consultant Nursing
Program, University of Virginia 1981
1982 Sabbatical Leave
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Achievements

• 1999 Murchison Scouville Chair in Caring
  Science
• 1999 National Normal Cousins Award at the
  University of Colorado, Distinguished Professor
  of Nursing
• 1993 National League for Nursing Martha E.
  Rogers Award, International Fellowship,
  Fullbright Research Award, and Honorary doctoral
  degrees from Sweden, UK and Canada

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Theory of Caring

• Caring is a global ontology of relation
• Way of being
• Commitment
• Intentionality
• Consciousness

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Caring Healing Praxis

• Theory is considered a philosophy of nursing
• Patients require holistic care that promotes
  humanism, health and quality of living
• Caring is a moral ideals rather than a task
  oriented behavior
• Explains caring phenomenon through human science.
  Phenomenology, metaphor, poetry

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7 Major Assumptions on the Science of Caring
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11 Assumptions Related to Human Care Values
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Ten Carative Factors
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Quantum Theory Caring Energy Field
Waves of caring Radiates from person to
person Produces new caring opportunities Implicate
explicate unfolding order which evokes
creative, intuitive and spiritual dimensions
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Transpersonal Caring
Involves and transcends the people
involved Choice by both the one caring and the
one being cared for includes aspects of
transpersonal, metaphysical, spiritual dimensions
which transcend time, space and physicality
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Watsons Proposed Ontology Shift
Invites nurses on a path To awareness To
develop higher consciousness Of honouring the
scared Of acknowledging the metaphysical and
spiritual Of honouring the connectedness of
all Of honouring unity of mind, body
spirit Reintegrating caring-healing as an art Of
creating a healing space Of relational
ontology Of moving beyond the modern
transpersonal
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Context of Theory
Taking nursing from doing to a process of
being science and humanities phenomenological,
existential and spiritual Eastern
philosophy Carl Rogers
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Nursing
Autopoietic Nurses focus on health promotion and
restoration, preventing illness and caring for
the sick Focuses on helping the client
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Person
Watsons views the person as unique individuals
that have biophysical (eating, elimination and
ventilation), psychophysical, psychosocial and
intrapersonal needs
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Environment
The environment has both internal and external
aspects that influence that health and illness of
individuals
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Health
Health refers to the unity and harmony within the
mind, body and soul and is associated with the
degree of congruence between the self as
perceived and the self as experienced
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Theory in Practice
It is difficult to test Watson's caring theory
due to its abstract nature, but there are several
types of facilities which it is evidently
practiced in. For example (1) Rehabilitation
centers (2) Hospices (3)Hospitals (4) Training
facilities (5) Long term care facilities
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If there is light in the soul, there will be
beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the
person, there will be harmony in the house. If
there is harmony in the house, there will be
order in the nation. If there is order in the
nation, there will be peace in the world.
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Centering Exercise