Gayle Novack, BSN, HNB-BC

Gayle Novack, BSN, HNB-BC WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Caritas Coach® Master of Arts Organizational Management HeartMath Trainer Gayle Novack is Chief Nursing Officer at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit, …

Priscilla Javed, DNP, RN, CENP, FACHE

Priscilla Javed, DNP, RN, CENP, FACHE Caritas Coach® KP CCEP Faculty HeartMath Certified Trainer WCSI Caring Science Postdoctoral student Adjunct Faculty, University of San Francisco Faculty Associate of Watson Caring …

Barbara B. Brewer, PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, FAAN

Barbara B. Brewer, PhD, RN, MALS, MBA, FAAN WCSI Board Member WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Caritas Coach® With over 47 years of experience as a nurse, health care administrator, clinical …

WCSI Scholarships

WCSI Scholarships The John M Kertland Scholarship specifically for applicants accepted in the Caritas Coach Educational Program® Deadlines to apply:  March 1 for May CCEP enrollment January 15 for March …

Cheryl T. Handy MN, RN, NE-BC, HMCT

Cheryl T. Handy MN, RN, NE-BC, HMCT WCSI CCEP® Faculty WCSI Caritas Coach® WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Board Member HeartMath® Certified Trainer Associate Nurse Executive Atlanta VA Healthcare System, Retired …

Anna Biley, Dip. N, MSc (Nursing), DCS

Anna Biley Dip. N, MSc (Nursing) Doctorate Caring Science WCSI CCEP® Faculty WCSI Caritas Coach® WCSI Global Associate WCSI Postdoctoral Scholar England At the age of 20 I had my …

Regional Caring Science Consortia

WCSI Regional Caritas Consortia™ OverviewWCSI Regional Caritas Consortia™ (WCSI-RCC) are local grass-roots forums, that emerged from the Watson Caring Science Institute’s International Caritas Consortium (ICC), to increase opportunities to explore …

Héctor Rosso, BSN, CDE, MA, SGAHN, Caritas Coach®

Héctor Rosso, BSN, CDE, MA, SGAHN, Caritas Coach® WCSI Faculty, CCEP Senior Scholar Caring Science Director, WCSI Latino-Iberoamérica Master Certified Reiki Practitioner Author, Spiritual Awakening of a Nurse, from the …

Become an Affiliate

Become a Watson Caring Science Affiliate”In this era in human history, what is happening demands an expanded, and dramatically different, unitary worldview. New evidentiary models are needed that align traditional …

Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Holly Wei, PhD, RN, CPN, NEA-BC, FAAN Professor, Assistant Dean for the PhD Program University of Louisville School of Nursing   Caritas Colleague Dr. Wei is a Professor and Assistant …

Christine Griffin, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPN

Christine Griffin, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, CPN WCSI CCEP® Faculty WCSI Caritas Coach® Caritas Leader® Faculty Master HeartMath Trainer WCSI Faculty Associate Caritas Colleague Christine Griffin is the Director of Caring …

Grissel Hernandez, PHD, MPH, RN, HNB-BC

Grissel Hernandez, PHD, MPH, RN, HNB-BC WCSI Faculty Associate WCSI Board Member WCSI Caritas Coach® Executive Director, Center for Education & Professional Development Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA  Caritas Colleague …

Gwendolyn Kinney, RN, MSN

Gwendolyn Kinney, RN, MSN Caritas Coach HeartMath Trainer Encore Careerist Caritas Colleague Gwendolyn Kinney has had over 40 years of nursing experience as a critical care staff nurse, outpatient director, …

Reflection on Nursing Science

The following reflection was written by Shelly Kolb, who is currently enrolled in the innagural cohort at the Sacramento campus for the RN-TO-BSN program at Samuel Merritt University. She is …

Joyce Perkins, PhD, MS, MA, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, RMP-T

Joyce Perkins, PhD, MS, MA, RN, AHN-BC, CHTP, RMP-T Associate Professor Department of Nursing, St. Catherine University, St Paul, MN Group Fitness Instructor (ACE Certified) Rochester Athletic Club, Rochester, MN …

Chantal Cara, RN, PHD, FAAN

Chantal Cara, RN, PHD, FAAN Faculty of Nursing Université de Montréal Québec, Canada Dr. Chantal Cara is currently a full professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal in …

Personal Profile

My entire life career has been devoted to the phenomena of human caring, and inner subjective feelings, emotions and experiences. I have sought, through my writings and publications and teaching …

Watson Caritas Patient Score®

Caring Science Measurement Tools & Research Watson Caritas Measures®Watson Caring Science Institute has created 7 measurement tools, Watson Caritas Measures, which can be used to assess perspectives of caring practices …

National WCSI Affiliates

Announcing 4 New Caring Science Affiliate Organizations

The Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI) is proud to announce that it has designated four new inter/national Caring Science Affiliate organizations in recognition of their exemplary integration of caring theory and leadership commitment to evidence-informed caring science practices, research and scholarship.

~ Brigham and Women’s Hospital (MA)

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Children’s Hospital Colorado

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James A. Haley VAMC (Veteran’s Administration Medical Center – Tampa, FL)

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Washington DC VAMC (Veteran’s Administration Medical Center)

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Watson’s Caring in the Digital World

Learners will be introduced to Watson’s Caring Theory and how it can be implemented in digital communications with students, colleagues, and others. Exploration and learning related to key concepts will …

A. Lynne Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, FACCE, Caritas Coach®, HMCT

A. Lynne Wagner, EdD, MSN, RN, FACCE, Caritas Coach®, HMCT Nurse-Educator Consultant for Caring Science Practice, Watson Caring Science Institute Faculty Associate, Mentoring Programs Facilitator Distinguished Watson Caring Science Scholar …

Watson’s Caring Science & Theory

Watson’s Caring Science & Human Caring Theory Watson’s Caring ScienceCaring Science can be described as an evolving philosophical-ethical — epistemic field of study, that is grounded in the discipline of …

About WCSI

About WCSI Watson Caring Science Institute (WCSI) We’re here for Nurses. Watson Caring Science Institute is an international non-profit 501C(3) organization that advances the unitary philosophies, theories and practices of …

Human Caring Theory of Nursing in Action

November 29, 2011 Human Caring Theory of Nursing in Action: Caring Enough to Help Recover Veteran’s Lost Historical Keepsakes HOUSTON – A nurse at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical …