Case Study #2 Claude Jean-Baptiste is recovering from post-hip replacement surgery and has been transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute adjacent to the hospital. When he enters the unit, he sees welcoming signs written in several languages including his own, Creole. Since there are no nurses on that shift that speak Creole, they use a language line to ask for translation services. During this initial nursing assessment, the translator informs Mr. Jean-Baptiste that the nurses invite him to have a relative at his side so that they can be sure to understand and meet his needs. He is asked about Haitian customs and beliefs that they might honor. Mr. Jean-Baptiste is encouraged to bring food and spiritual care items, and to share the warmth of his culture with the nursing staff. Discuss assumptions of the Transpersonal Caring relationship. What is the nurse's role? How is love, as defined by Watson, evident in this caring moment? How can the nurse creatively use self to create a healing environment? Discuss the strengths and limits to Watson’s Theory.
Answer: The transpersonal caring relationship between the nurse and the patient includes the care, love ,affection and concern they show to eachother beside the clinical care. The assumption of transpersonal caring relationship includes that the effective caring promotes health of individual as well as their family. The care of patients affects directly his family.
Nurse can make feel the patient about the self power as it will encourage health growth and confidence in the patient. As creating a caring environment enhances the ability of the person to take self care. Caring is the main center of nursing practice.
The strengths of Watson's theory include:
1. It is not only a matter of proving quality care but also it provides satisfaction to the soul.
2. Every nurse become the participants in encouraging the patient to become self actualization.
3. The main preference is the patient and not the technology.
Weakness:
1.The assumption of transpersonal caring relationship sometimes not match with the patient care due to differences in thought.
2. For short term stay in the hospital this kind of facilities such as care, affection etc is difficult to develop.
Case Study #2 Claude Jean-Baptiste is recovering from post-hip replacement surgery and has been transferred to...
Case Study #2 Claude Jean-Baptiste is recovering from post-hip replacement surgery and has been transferred to the Rehabilitation Institute adjacent to the hospital. When he enters the unit, he sees welcoming signs written in several languages including his own, Creole. Since there are no nurses on that shift that speak Creole, they use a language line to ask for translation services. During this initial nursing assessment, the translator informs Mr. Jean-Baptiste that the nurses invite him to have a relative...