Noel Dianne L
JP Morgan Chase, Columbus, OH, USA.
AAOHN J. 2010 Jan;58(1):17-24; quiz 25-6. doi: 10.3928/08910162-20091216-02.
Many health care and academic centers have adopted Watson's Theory of Human Caring as their guiding principle; the theory is also used in other disciplines, such as library science. Human caring theory offers occupational health nurses as structure that not only defines a focus for practice, but also provides a basis for moral and philosophical practice analyses. In particular, nurses may find this theory useful in confirming the definition of "caring" and reconsidering what nursing is all about. More importantly, consideration and application of this theory may lead to research on its applicability to the field of occupational health nursing. This article presents the science and philosophy of human caring, specifically Watson's Theory of Human Caring. Two case studies are presented that demonstrate how the theory could be used to evaluate occupational health nursing practice. To demonstrate its possible relevance as an occupational health nursing framework, an analysis of and comparison to existing occupational health nursing guidelines are detailed and discussed.
许多医疗保健和学术中心都采用了沃森的关怀理论作为其指导原则；该理论也被应用于其他学科，如图书馆学。人文关怀理论为职业健康护士提供了一种架构，它不仅明确了实践的重点，还为道德和哲学层面的实践分析提供了基础。特别是，护士们可能会发现该理论有助于确认“关怀”的定义，并重新思考护理的本质。更重要的是，对该理论的思考和应用可能会引发关于其在职业健康护理领域适用性的研究。本文介绍了人文关怀的科学与哲学，特别是沃森的关怀理论。文中呈现了两个案例研究，展示了该理论如何用于评估职业健康护理实践。为了证明其作为职业健康护理框架的潜在相关性，对现有职业健康护理指南进行了详细的分析和比较并展开讨论。
