Biography
• Born in West Virginia in the 1940’s
• Graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke, Virginia in 1961
• BS degree University of Colorado at Boulder in 1964
• MS degree in psychiatric and mental health nursing in 1966
• Ph.D. in educational psychology and counselling in 1973
• Distinguished Professor of Nursing and holds an endowed Chair in Caring Science at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
• Founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado
• Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
• Served as Dean of Nursing at the University Health Sciences Center
• Past President of the National League for Nursing
• Six Honorary Doctoral Degrees …show more content…
Caring responses accept person not only as he or she is now but as what he or she may become
The potential of a person is as important as the person in their current state of being
5. A caring environment is one that offers the development of potential while allowing the person to choose the best action for himself or herself at a given point in time
People feel more cared for when they are empowered to make their own choices about health care
6. Caring is more “healthogenic” than is curing. A science of caring is complementary to the science of curing
Caring and curing needs to coexist for the individual to achieve their maximum health potential
7. The practice of caring is central to nursing
Caring is at the center of nursing practice
Nurses must engage in caring in order to be effective at improving the health and wellness of their patients
Human Caring Theory
• Completely codified in 1979, revised in 1985 and broadened more recently
• Newest of nursing’s grand theories
• Only theory that incorporates spiritual dimension of nursing at the time it was …show more content…
The promotion of interpersonal teaching-learning
Separates caring from curing. This factor is more on nurses caring for the patient
Understand the patient’s perception of the situation to prepare a cognitive plan
Allows the patient to be informed and shifts the responsibility for wellness and health to the patient
Enables the patient to provide self-care, determine personal needs, and provide opportunities for their personal growth
Clinical caritas: engaging in genuine teaching-learning experience that attends to unity of being and meaning, attempting to stay within others’ frames of reference
8. The provision for a supportive, protective and/or corrective mental, physical, socio-cultural and spiritual environment
Divided into external and internal variables, which the nurse manipulates in order to provide support and protection for the patient’s mental and physical well-being
External variables – includes comfort, privacy, safety, and clean, aesthetic surroundings
Internal variables – includes mental and spiritual well-being and socio-cultural beliefs of the individual
Clinical caritas: creating healing environment at all levels (physical as well as non-physical), subtle environment of energy and consciousness, whereby wholeness, beauty, comfort, dignity, and peace are