Jean Watson: Theory of Human Caring : developed “Philosophy and Theory

of Transpersonal Caring”or “Caring Science”

The Philosophy and Science of Caring addresses how nurses express care to their patients.
Caring is central to nursing practice, and promotes health better than a simple medical cure.
Watson Believed that a holistic approach to health care is central to the practice of caring
in nursing.
This led to the formulation of the 10 carative factors: (1) forming humanistic-altruistic value
systems, (2)instilling faith-hope, (3) cultivating a sensitivity to self and others, (4) developing
helping-trust relationship, (5) promoting an expression of feelings, (6) using problem-solving for
decision-making, (7) promoting teaching-learning, (8) promoting a supportive environment, (9)
assisting with gratification of human needs, and (10) allowing for existential-phenomenological
forces.
The first three carative ( Human Caring) factors are the “philosophical foundation” for the
science of caring, while the remaining seven derive from that foundation. The ten primary
carative factors with their corresponding translation into clinical caritas processes are listed in
the table below.
Theory of Human Caring of Jean Watson
Nowadays, a lot of people choose nursing as a profession. There are many reasons to consider
becoming a professional nurse, but compassion is often a trait required of nurses. This is for
the reason that taking care of the patients’ needs is its primary purpose.

Jean Watson’s “Philosophy and Theory of Transpersonal Caring” mainly concerns how nurses
care for their patients, and how that caring progresses into better plans to promote health and
wellness, prevent illness and restore health.

Watson’s theoretical concepts,such as use of self, patient-identified needs, the caring process,
and the spiritual sense of being human, may help nurses and their patients to find meaning and
harmony during a period of increasing complexity.

Watson stated the term “soul-satisfying” when giving out care for the clients. Her concepts guide
the nurse to an ideal quality nursing care provided for the patient. This would further increase
the involvement of both the patient and the nurse when the experience is satisfying.