Deck 18: Jean Watsons Theory of Unitary Caring Science and Theory of Human Caring

Question 1

According to Watson,consciousness:

A)Is contained.
B)Is interconnected.
C)Is communicated to the one being cared for.
D)Exists through and transcends time and space.
E)All of the above.

Answer 1

All of the above.

Question 2

According to Watson,________ "seeks to connect with and embrace the spirit or soul of the other through the process of caring and healing and being in authentic relation in the moment":

A)Transpersonal caring moment
B)Caritas Processes®
C)Universals of human caring
D)Transpersonal caring

Answer 2

Transpersonal caring

Question 3

When a nurse and another come together with their unique life histories in a human-to-human transaction,this is considered a:

A)Caring occasion.
B)Caring moment.
C)Caring consciousness.
D)Caring relationship.

Answer 3

Caring occasion.

Question 4

Watson proposes that: The nurse's moral commitment,intentionality,and caritas consciousness is to protect,enhance,promote,and potentiate human dignity,wholeness,and healing,wherein a person creates or co-creates his or her own meaning for existence,healing,wholeness,and living and dying.

Question 5

A transpersonal caring occasion occurs whenever:

A)The nurse has a feeling of compassion toward the patient.
B)The nurse and the patient know and like one another.
C)The nurse and another come together with their unique life histories
D)The nurse has advanced intuitive skills.

Question 6

Watson's original 10 carative factors include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values.
B)Cultivation of sensitivity to one's self and to others.
C)Promotion and acceptance of the expression of positive and negative feelings.
D)Systematic use of problem-solving skills to implement the nursing process.
E)Provision for a supportive,protective,and/or corrective mental,physical,societal,and spiritual environment.

Question 7

The dynamic of transpersonal caring (healing)within a caring moment is manifest in:

A)A full intention.
B)A field of consciousness.
C)A field of dreams.
D)An interpersonal transaction.

Question 8

The action and choice by the nurse and other to be in the moment is considered a:

A)Caring moment.
B)Caring consciousness.
C)Caring relationship.
D)Caring occasion.

Question 9

Watson's theory can be read as a philosophy,an ethic,a paradigm,an expanded science model,or a theory.

Question 10

The major conceptual elements of Watson's caring theory include all of the following EXCEPT:

A)Transpersonal caring relationship.
B)10 carative factors.
C)Behavioral systems perspective of nurse-patient interaction.
D)Caring moment/caring occasion.

Question 11

Watson's theory continues to expand and evolve,reflecting caring science as:

A)Curative.
B)Sacred.
C)Technological.
D)Transpersonal.

Question 12

Watson's original caring theory consisted of the ten caritas processes.