Jean Watson

transpersonal Caring relationship

Jean Watson defines it as a foundation to her theory; “a special kind of human care relationship-a union with another person-high regard for the whole person and their being-in-the-world”

10 caritas processed

Guide the development and maintenance of the transpersonal relationship is actualized through this and set the foundation for the caring-loving relationship essential to nursing practice

Embrace

Sustaining Humanistic-Altruistic Values by Practicing Loving-Kindness, Compassion, and Equanimity with Self/Other

Inspire

Being Authentically Present; Enabling Faith, Hope, and Belief System; Honoring Subjective Inner, Life-World of Self/Others

Trust

Being Sensitive to Self and Others by Cultivating Own Spiritual Practices, Beyond Ego-Self to Transpersonal Presence

Nurture

Development and Sustaining Loving, Trusting-Caring Relationships

Forgive

Allowing for Expression of Positive and Negative Feelings-Listening Authentically to Another’s Person’s Story (Forgive)

Deepen

Creative problem Solving- “Solution-Seeking” Through Caring Process, Full Use of Self and Artistry of Caring-Healing Practices via Use of All Ways of Knowing/Being/Doing/Becoming

Balance

Engage in Transpersonal Teaching and Learning Within Context of Caring, Staying within Other’s Frame of Reference

Co-create

Creating a Healing Environment at All Levels, a Subtle Environment for Energetic, Authentic Caring Practice

Minister

Reverentially Assisting with Basic Needs as Sacred Acts

Open

Opening and Attending to the Spiritual, Mystery, Unknowns- Allowing for Miracles

Nursing

Are interested in understanding health, illness, and the human experience; promoting and restoring health; and preventing illness

Nursing

The 10 caritas processes describe the essential care provided by nurses

Person

Watson views the person as “a unity of mind/body/spirit/nature” and she says that “personhood is tied to notions that one’s soul possesses a body that us not confined by objective time and space”

Health

The positive state of physical, mental, and social well being

Health

A high level of overall physical , mental and social functioning

Health

A general adaptive-maintaining level of daily functioning

Health

The absence of illness (or the presence of efforts that lead to its absence)

Illness

Is not necessarily disease, it is ia subjective turmoil or disharmony within a person’s inner self or soul at some level of disharmony within the spheres of the person (Watsons, 1988)

Environment

The nurse’s role in the environment as “attending to supportive, protective, and/or corrective mental, physical, societal, and spiritual environments (original carative factors)

Healing spaces

Can be used to help others transcend illness, pain, and suffering

Environment

When the nurse enters the patient’s room, a magnetic field of expectation is created