Theorist’s Biography Abraham Harold Maslow, the founder of humanistic psychology, was born in New York City on April 1, 1908 and died at home in California in 1970 (Maslow, Abraham Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Biography, 2010) (Abraham H. Maslow: a Bibliography: Professional biography, 1970). He received his AB, MA, and PhD in psychology from the University of Wisconsin (1970). His work as a United States (U.S.) psychologist started in 1932 after he started working as a teaching fellow (1970). Maslow
Nursing is healthcare associated profession which is concern with the wellbeing of clients to help manage and subsequently restore people back to their perfect or most favorable level of health and well-being. Human Science is an aspect of research dedicated to the study of the meaning and experiences that governs human life and existence. Human science is a stem of a broader term known as a Humanism. Humanism can be explained as the prioritization of human needs, values and interests. Humanism also
Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations: A Critical Analysis Introduction The theory of interpersonal relations in nursing was developed by Hildegard E. Peplau after theorists in other social sciences disciplines had shown noteworthy focus on the interpersonal relationships. Of particular influence to Peplau’s theory is Sullivan’s interpersonal psychology (McCamant, 2006). The interpersonal relations theory is founded on the significance of the nurse-patient relationship in the process of healing
Theory Components The nursing profession is a multidimensional field. The nurse’s role has changed over many years and the role of nurses has evolved tremendously. The twentieth century brought us Virginia Henderson (first lady of nursing) who defined nursing as “the unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength
Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke, Virginia in1961. After she graduated nursing school she married her husband, Douglas Watson. She then moved with her husband to Colorado and had two daughters in 1963 and 1967. While raising a family she also got her bachelor’s degree in nursing in 1964, masters degree in nursing in 1966 and her Ph.D. in psychology and counseling in 1973 (Current Nursing, 2013). Watson is well known for many things but the one thing she is notorious for is her Theory of Human Caring
Evaluation, and Application of the Theory of Caring Jean Watson’s theory of human caring looks at how the nurse and the patient connect to enhance the wellbeing of each other. Watson’s theory is at the center of nursing beliefs as well as important within the concept of patient centered care. This paper will analyze, evaluate the theory, and discuss an application of the theory as it applies to psychiatric nurse practitioners (PMHNP). Analysis of the Theory Jean Watson’s theory of caring stems from a diversified
Madeleine Leininger Madeleine Leininger was born in Sutton, Nebraska. She received a diploma in nursing from St. Anthony’s School of Nursing, Denver, Colorado in 1948. She gained her Bachelor’s degree in 1950 from St. Scholastica (Benedictine College) in Atchison, Kansas. In 1954, she earned her Master’s degree in psychiatric and mental health nursing from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She was awarded with a Doctorate degree in cultural and social anthropology from the University
Sociology and psychology is the study of the mind and the environment around us which makes us who we are. These theories assist us to understand behaviour from individual and societal levels. Sociology is a study of society social life, social change, and social causes and consequences of human behaviour and allows us to gain an understanding of the structure and dynamics of today’s society, looking at the interlinking links patterns of human behaviour. Sociology looks at the in which social structure
Nursing Theory Analysis: Watson’s Caring Model The theory of human care or the Jean Watson’s Caring Model, as the name suggests, was a nursing theory that was developed by Dr. Jean Watson, a professor of nursing in the University of Colorado (Watson, J., 2014). It is quite apparent that Dr. Watson’s education played a significant and important part in the development of her human caring theory. Being educated both in Nursing and Psychology, Dr. Watson was able to apply her knowledge in the field
UNDERSTANDING THE DIMENSIONS OF INTENSIVE CARE: TRANSPERSONAL CARING AND COMPLEXITY THEORIES The study took place in a teaching hospital in Brazil, within an intensive care unit. A select group of ICU team members and a small sampling of patients participated in this study. This was a descriptive, interpretative and qualitative study. This studies purpose was directed toward understanding the levels of human caring experienced by health care professionals, clients and their families within an ICU