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Essay / Reflecting on Jean Watson's Humane Care Theory
Watson's theory builds on previous values of nursing and emphasizes caring, which is a fundamental principle upon which the nursing profession was founded (Sitzman, 2007). The concept of caring reflects a supportive, nonjudgmental, respectful, and healing environment for the patient and nurse (Caring Science Theory & Research, 2015). According to Watson's theory, caring is not only physical but spiritual, in which the nurse and patient form a transpersonal caring relationship (Caring Science Theory & Research, 2015). In this relationship, the nurse relates the patient's current health status to their spiritual well-being and state of mind (Sitzman,