1. JEAN WATSON’S CARITAS THEORY

2. Nursing Concepts  Perceptions of Caring a) Multicultural b) Patients c) Nurses  Caring and Caring Behaviors a) Action b) Attitude c) Acceptance

3. Research Findings  Which caring behaviors are important?  What is the frequency of these caring behaviors shown by staff?  Is there any difference in perceptions of nurses and patients?  Is there any relationship in patient gender and the frequency of caring behaviors shown by staff?

4. Concepts Related to My Nursing Practice  Building a helping-trust relationship  Providing a helping, safe and /or healthy mental, physical, socio-cultural and spiritual environment.  Promoting and accepting the expression of feelings positive or negative.  Using scientific problem-solving method systematically for decision making.

5. Reference  http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Watson.html http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Watson.html  Suliman, W., Welmann, E., Omer, T., & Thomas, L. (2009). Applying Watson's nursing theory to assess patient perceptions of being cared for in a multicultural environment. Journal of Nursing Research (Taiwan Nurses Association), 17(4), 293-300. doi:10.1097/JNR.0b013e3181c122a3

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