The theory of Watson is also CRITIQUE OF THE THEORY
recommended because it acts as a
APPLICATIONS
Nursing Practice
Watson’s theory has been used in
various aspects of clinical setting.
The major concepts of this theory
enhance the nurse-patient interaction and
improve practice for patients.
Watson’s theory can apply in mental
health settings and areas where
biophysiological methods of care are no
longer as effective , such as in oncology
and critical care environments.
Watson’s theory will remain a key
factor for all nurses to study and apply as
they provide care for their parents, as the
population ages and the health care
system is more taxed.
Watson’s theory was selected for use
in a hospital called saint Joseph, in
Orange, California state. It is the
framework basis of nursing practice in
that hospital.
guide in patient care for Clarity: Use of complicated language
hypertensive clients . This was and lengthy phrases often require
after a study of the theory in
relation with quality of the life it multiple readings to gain meaning of
contributes to hypertensive clients. the concepts.
Nursing Education
Students can use this theory of Simplicity: Difficult to understand and
framework to provide draws on many disciplines, requiring
comprehensive care to the clients.
In the USA and other parts of the readers to be familiar with broad subject
world use Watson’s theory based matter.
activities as guide to practice.
By utilizing this theory, nurse Generality: Provides a moral and
educators can help empower philosophical basis for all specialties of
nursing students and promote their
psychosocial wellness. nursing and this theory focuses more on
Nursing Research psychosocial aspects.
Still research works are going on
based on this theory. Empirical precision: Strengthened by
Mullaney , JAB (2000). The lived using accepted work from other
experience of using Watson’s
actual caring occasions to treat disciplines, research works are going
Depressed women. on.
Wafika A. Suliman, Elizabeth
Welmann, Tagwa Omer, and
Leisamma Thomas (2009) were
used Watson theory to assess
patient perceptions of being cared
for in a multicultural environment.