NURSE: Five Micropractices to Reduce Stress

J. Valluri, K.L. Gorton / Journal of Radiology Nursing xxx (2022) 1e5

Human Caring for Patients Suffering from Major Infectious Disease - Nurses' Entire Use of Self

Human caring is regarded as the essence and core of nursing, based on Dr. Watson’s human caring science theory, nursing staff in Wuhan Union Hospital and other healthcare institutions have delivered warm human caring service in patients’ daily care. During the outbreak of major infectious disease-pandemic of COVID-19, patients are suffering from great psychological distress and pressure. Like nursing professionals around the world, nurses in Wuhan, Hubei, China, along with colleagues from the National Aid Medical Team, used their “whole selves” to conduct diverse human caring measures to patients suffering from the major infectious disease with love and responsibilities, which greatly demonstrated the essence and value of nursing care, and has wide implications for further development of nursing.

Written by: Liu Yilan ,He Jiao ,Zhang Fengjian, Wang Shuang, Hu Deying, Jean Watson

Published in Journal of Nursing Science (Chinese Journal)

Jean Watson’s Contribution to Understanding the Spiritual Well-Being of Caregivers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The evolution of science and technology in health and other areas has allowed for a significant decrease in the mortality and morbidity rate associated with this pandemic. However, it is not enough to look at morbidity in terms of a person’s physical component, since I believe that this pandemic also brought highly damaging emotional, psychological, and spiritual consequences for humanity, particularly for health professionals, users, informal caregivers, and families, leaving a legacy of anguish, fear, despair, and deep spiritual suffering.

Written by: Vanessa Silva (Portugal)

Published in Nursology

Unitary Caring Science/Caring Theory: A Guide to Sustaining Human Caring for Self/Other During Tumultuous Times. Presentation by Jean Watson, at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Annual International Conference 2021: Meeting the Needs of Modern Healthcare. Recovery & Wellness in a COVID-19 World.

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Sharing stories from the front lines with Lauren Khalifeh BSN, RN, HNB-BC, CAPH
St. Joseph’s Health, Paterson, NJ 07503

While performing my Caring Rounds, I witnessed healthcare workers verbalizing feelings of being unprepared to care for such large numbers of very sick and concurrently deteriorating patients. Fear of contracting the virus and potentially bringing it home to their loved ones was a concern. The concern of being exposed to unusually high rates of the virus. The long length of stay of the COVID-19 patients, the instability and death was also a major concern for the staff. Patients dying with no family present, constantly shifting care protocols, and other stressful events resulted in feelings of helplessness and anxiety. The staff also stated that if the virus resurges in the Fall they “might not be able to do it again.” As a result, concerns are now arising about the mental health, psychological adjustment, and recovery of healthcare workers who treated and cared for patients in the COVID-19 environment. With St. Joseph leadership support, five colleagues and I submitted a proposal for a study, “Evaluation of Hospital Employees’ Emotional Well-Being Post Covid-19 Surge.” It was accepted and ran from Sept.8 – Sept.21, 2020. Over 1,200 responses, and we are now working on analyzing the data. More to come.

Academic caring pedagogy, presence, and Communitas in nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic

Examples to humanize the virtual classroom and remote or online teaching include narrative, theory-guided pedagogical approaches, such as creation of caring spaces and other modalities to transcend physical distancing and nurture Communitas (caring community) among of faculty and students.

Written by:
Roberta Christopher, EdD, MSN, ARNP, NE-BC, CAIF CHTS-CP 1
Lila de Tantillo, PhD, MS, ARNP, FNP-BC
Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN)

Published in Nursing Outlook

Caring Science and Moral Distress in Nurses during COVID-19 Pandemic

We invite the nurse to ponder the meaning of each Caritas Process® defined by Watson (2018) as part of transpersonal consciousness by incorporating and utilizing Caring Science to prevent and mitigate the anticipated moral distress in nurses and other healthcare workers.

Written by:
Patricia M.Hubert, DNP, MSN,APN, RN, PNP,CSN, Caritas Coach®
Beth M. Eichenberger, DNP, MPA/HSA, RN, CNML, NEA-BC, Caritas Coach®

Shared with Watson Caring Science Institute

Utilizing Watson's Caring Science Principles and a Clinical Nurse Specialist/Caritas Coach for COVID-19 Isolation Rounding

American Holistic Nurses Association | Beginnings | October 2020

I am so delighted to see such concrete and theory-guided clinical care, demonstrating caring-healing practices behind the scenes in spite of COVID-19.

[Margaret] your leadership as a Caritas Coach is evident and St.John Ascension is a living testimony to this work, so needed during this tumultuous time. Thank you all for your Caritas Leadership through all. It makes a difference! ~Jean Watson

Written by:
Margaret M. Romanoski, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, AHN-BC, Caritas Coach®, CHMT
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Acute Care Division | Ascension St John
American Holistic Nurses Association | Beginnings | October 2020

An Organizational-theory-guided Holistic Self-caring and Resilience Project

American Holistic Nurses Association | Journal of Holistic Nursing | April 16, 2021

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global human caring crisis, this article describes an innovative, theory-guided, holistic practice project at a major academic medical center in Northern California. The purpose of this theory-guided COVID-19 project was to address the self-care needs of caregivers so they could better care for patients/families who are confronting daily pandemic demands.

Written by:
Paras Barnett, BSN, RN, HNB-BC, CMS-RN
Michael Barnett, MS, RN, CNS-BC, CEN
Elizabeth Borgueta, MSN, RN, CCRN, SRN
Janette V. Moreno, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC
Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN)

Embodying Caring Science as Islamic Philosophy of Care: Implications for Nursing Practice

PubMed.gov | National Library of Medicine | Jan/Mar 2020

Despite the diversity and complexity of nursing theories, including those embedded with a philosophy of caring, few if any have aligned their assumptions with an Islamic philosophy of caring. To do so would call into question the compatibility of such caring for some Muslim scholars. The purpose of this article is to understand how and why an Islamic philosophy of care can be taken up through an application of Watson's caring science. In doing so, a broader understanding of caring is provided for nurses and other health care providers who work with Muslim communities in the context of care provision.

Written by:
Salma Juma Almukhaini
Lisa Goldberg
Jean Watson

Core Concepts of Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring / Unitary Caring Science

Copyright © 2020 Watson Caring Science Institute. All rights reserved. Document is based on Jean Watson’s publications and Theory of Human Caring & Unitary Caring Science. Document developed by A. Lynne Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, FACCE, Caritas Coach®; Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL-AAN; and Chantal Cara, RN, MSc, PhD, FAAN.

Available for purchase in The Caring Store — $30

On the Other Side of the Rails, Exploring the Heart of Nursing

Touched by an Emergency Department Encounter

Journal of Emergency Nursing

A concept analysis of Watson's nursing Caritas process

Written by: Ayob Akbari PhD Candidate¹ and Ahmad Nasiri²

¹Medical Toxicology and Drug Abuse Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

²Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

Abstract

Aim: The main objective of this analysis is to give an understanding of Watson's nursing Caritas as a concept.

Design: Watson's nursing Caritas is an abstract concept, and difficult to define and operationalize because of its philosophical nature. Watson's nursing Caritas develops a clear relationship between care, caring factors, and the processes of human life.

Methods: We used Walker and Avant's method. PubMed, Scopus, Ovid, EBSCO, Science Direct, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and ProQuest were searched. “Caritas process” and “Watson's caring theory” were searched. In the primary search, 883 articles were found, but eventually, 25 articles were included in the study.

Results: We define Watson's nursing Caritas as the process based on caring consciousness, engaging in reliable human caring relationships for healing support, integrity, and development of humanity that alters the concept of caring into a higher ethical commitment inspired by responsibility for others, and different meanings, including kindness, compassion, joyfulness, and peacefulness and leads to the establishment of caring behavior in clinical Watson's nursing Caritas, thus leading to improving performance.

Conclusion: Clinical nursing Caritas enables nurses to develop an effective human being relationship between nurse–client–family, and ultimately achieve a common experience and perception of caring.

Akbari A, Nasiri A. A concept analysis of Watson's nursing Caritas process. Nurs Forum. 2022; 57:1465-1471. doi:10.1111/nuf.12771

Development of a Holistic Nurse

Written by: Shanda N. Whittle DNP, RN, CNL, Caritas Coach®

American Holistic Nurses Association’s Beginnings magazine, October 2022

Nursing Administration: Watson's Theory of Human Caring

Watson’s human caring theory is widely used in nursing clinical practice, education, and research; however, further discussion on the application of this theory in administration is needed. The authors in this article aim to substruct Watson’s theory of human caring for nursing administration. Major elements of the theory—transpersonal caring dimensions, caring competencies, and caring moments—are presented in a model of substruction that links the theoretical basis to methodology. In conclusion, this theory can be used as a framework or a conceptual model in nursing administration within an organization.

Written by: Joko Gunawan, RN; PhD, Yupin Aungsuroch, RN; PhD, Jean Watson, RN; PhD; FAAN, and Colleen Marzilli, RN; DNP; PhD

Nursing Science Quarterly 2022, Vol. 35(2) 235 –243

Revisiting ‘Discipline’ in Relation to Caring Science as Sacred Science: Revisiting Discipline of Nursing

The purpose of this manuscript is to invite a revisiting of the concept of the “discipline” of Nursing, with attention to the spiritual consciousness of “Nurse” within the sacred concept of self-caring and caring-healing consciousness. The notion of including the spiritual, evolving consciousness of “Nurse,” in harmony with evolution of Professional Nursing, is congruent with a mature disciplinary matrix of caring science as sacred science. This congruence between Nurse/Nursing contributes to the evolution of Nursing, Holistic Practices and Era III unitary transformative disciplinary thinking.

Written by: Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN)

Journal of Holistic Nursing,  American Holistic Nurses Association, 2021

Building a Caring Arts Program with Oncology Patients: From Inception to Impact

Abstract

A Caring Arts Program (CAP) was inspired and carried out by the vision of an in-resident nurse-artist and the chief nursing officer in a private, not-for-profit health system. Together they envisioned a program that would impact family, patients, and staff while improving patient/family care practices. The impact of the CAP was evaluated through mixed methods which included stories, field notes, comments, and the Listen360(R) which rates patient satisfaction scores. The synergy between the evaluations and the attempt to understand what creates patient satisfaction using creative arts was a prime objective of this article. The qualitative results represented by field notes and written patient comments revealed a positive impact on participants. The quantitative results demonstrated an improvement in patient satisfaction scores during the time of the project. The positive trend in the scores combined with the qualitative stories and interviews suggests that the CAP contributed to the improvement in patient satisfaction at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center. During a worldwide pandemic, supporting human caring and self-expression was more critical than ever.

Written by: Patty Magee, RN, MA, Diane Raines, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, Baptist Health System

Published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing — August 17, 2021

Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Practices and Human Caring Science: Toward a Care-Informed Model of Treatment

Psychedelic therapies intentionally combine a caring/healing environment, psychotherapy, and psychedelic medicine as a powerful means of treating intractable conditions of depression and post traumatic stress disorder. This article utilizes the nursing theory of human caring science, as articulated by Jean Watson, to describe the essential and fundamental human caring qualities in psychedelic therapy.

Impact of Watson’s human caring-based health promotion program on caregivers of individuals with schizophrenia

Caring for people with schizophrenia is accompanied by challenges that impact caregiver health. We conducted this study to explore the effect of a Caring Science-Based health promotion program on the sense of coherence and well-being among caregivers of persons with schizophrenia.