Jean Watson's Theory In The Emergency Room

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There are many nursing theories that are being used in the emergency room when the employees are treating psychiatric patients. Jean Watson’s caring theory is seen being used in the emergency room when the staff members are involved in the care of the psychiatric patients (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 182). The staff members are trying to provide the patients with holistic care and having a therapeutic environment is important for the patient to receive holistic care. The nurses and staff members are taking time out of his or her busy assignment to sit down, talk with these patients, and make sure that the patient is comfortable and has everything that he or she needs. Hildegard Peplau’s theory of nurse to patient relationship is another nursing theory that is currently being used in the emergency room when the staff members are taking care of psychiatric patients (McEwen & Wills, 2014, p. 30). A good nurse to patient relationship is important in nursing …show more content…

Florence Nightingale’s theory of the importance of environment should also be a theory that is put in place in the nurse’s practice that is working in the psychiatric area of the emergency room. With the implementation of Jean Watson’s theory of the caring model the nurse practices in a holistic way and the nurse has to work off his or her evidence based practice education so the patient receives the quality care he or she needs (Smith & Parker, 2015, p. 322). Both of the theories mentioned are effective in promoting master’s level practice, even though these theories seem so simple. Working with the psychiatric population, the nurses sometimes need to use multiple resources and his or her master’s level knowledge to take care of these

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