Letter to Theorist

Posted: August 25th, 2021

Letter to Theorist

Student’s Name

Institutional Affiliation

Student’s Name

Institutional Affiliation

Location

Postal address

Date

Jean Watson

Lewis-Gale School of Nursing

Roanoke, Virginia

Postal address

Dear Madam Jean Watson

RE: Theory of Human Caring

I am a nursing student inthe United States Minor Outlying Islands. I came across your splendid human caring theory in my training program and felt the need to write this epistle to you. The concept describes nursing as a career defined by the attribute of caring. It emphasizes on the optimization of the nursing role by creating a caring environment through bonding with patients (Bayuo, 2017). Interpersonal relationships between patients and caregiversinfluence the healing process in a significantly positive manner. According to your theory, caring starts at the individual level. Nurses need to develop the skill of self-care to revitalize their spirit of professionalism. They should be compassionate towards patients, embolden them, and make them feel free to express themselves. They can achieve this through positive attitude and the desire to promote humanity. In doing so, the treatment process becomes easier and both the caregivers and patients enjoy the results. Before I learned about your theory, I had been in contact with many caring and friendly nurses. This theory helped me to understand the reason behind their inspirational approach towards their profession.

The human caring theory is incredibly impactful. I have witnessed many cases in which patients have associated nursing with caring. Patients often receive optimum quality of treatment and carefrom compassionate nurses. Last year, I came across and interacted with a 20-year-old patient. He had just met with an accident thathad caused serious injuries to his feet. His right leg was fractured, while the left one was badly wounded. With the nursing skills and knowledge I had gained by then, I thought showering him with care and compassion wound lessen his suffering. Before I began interacting with the young man, he was moody and sad. I started by consoling him. My being sympathetic made him speak openly about his life. I learned that he was an athlete and was worried that his career would end if he did not recover completely. My compassion and encouragement gave him hope and rejuvenated his mood. I kept contacting him through phone calls and visiting him. Though the possibility of his full recovery very less, the patient becamehopeful and was no longer worried. From this experience, I learnt that care and compassiontouch the soul of a person and strengthenhis/her spirit. I realized that thehuman caring theoryrightly states that caring moments are created when the humans interact (Redlands Community Hospital, n.d.) Such momentsbecome interpersonal when both emotions and spirits are in agreement. My interactions with the injured young man made me experience the immense impact of this theory. I am sure that what I have learnt from the theory will be helpful in my future practice. 

Madam, I would like you to know that I truly appreciate your theory. However, I have a question. How is the human caring theory applicable for patients who face social stigmatization due to their permanent disorders, especially afterbeing discharged from hospital?As you would agree, they are no more under the care of their nurses.Please provide me with your rich insight on this issue.

I look forward to your response.

Yours Sincerely

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References

Bayuo, J. (2017). Case study in caring application of Watson’s theory of human caring to end of life care in the burns intensive care unit: A case report. International Journal of Human Caring, 21(3), 142-144. doi:10.20467/1091-5710.21.3.142

Redlands Community Hospital. (n.d.). Jean Watson’s theory of human caring. Redlands Community Hospital. Retrieved June 6, 2019, from https://www.redlandshospital.org/nursing-excellence/jean-watsons-theory-of-human-caring