Week 3: Discussion Question 1 – Underlying Framework

Week 3: Discussion Question 1 – Underlying Framework

Discussion Prompt

Watson’s Caring Theory, a grand theory in nursing, is the underlying framework for United States University College of Nursing’s programs. Identify a theory within her framework. Clearly identify how she defines the concepts and propositions between them. Report them to the class. Using the readings for the week, discuss why her work is considered a grand theory.

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Watson’s Caring Theory

Introduction

The more you know about a child’s needs (as perceived by the caregiver), the easier it will be to provide appropriate care that meets those needs.

Watson’s theory is built on three assumptions

Watson’s Caring Theory is built on three assumptions:

• People are motivated to act in ways that benefit others and themselves, but only if they perceive sufficient external rewards for doing so (i.e., the well-being of others).

• People have a tendency to be influenced by the attitudes and beliefs of others when deciding whether or not to engage in prosocial behavior (i.e., we tend to believe what everyone else believes).

• The way we act toward others depends partly on our subjective perception of their needs and wants, as opposed to solely on objective assessments of their circumstances (i.e., there are no simple black-and-white answers about whether someone needs help).

Interactions between the infant and caregiver are critical to development.

As a result, interactions between the infant and caregiver are critical to development. For example, infants are born with a range of abilities: some infants may be able to sit up at birth; others may not be able to do so for several months. Likewise, some infants may have poor motor skills. Similarly, some infants might have difficulty eating or sleeping due to their temperament (which can also be affected by genetics). In addition to these differences in abilities and needs, there are also emotional differences between individuals that result from genetics or environment factors such as socioeconomic status (SES).

Furthermore, it is important not just for us humans but also our pets (and other animals) that we understand how different individuals perceive things differently based on their life experiences/experiences versus another person’s perceptions

The child’s behavior in response to a situation, not the situation itself, is what matters.

If a child is upset, it’s because they feel something. Maybe they don’t want to go back to their room and are upset about having to do it again. Maybe they didn’t get what they wanted for lunch and are mad at their mother or father for not understanding their feelings better.

In these situations, Watson’s Caring Theory says that children should be addressed with empathy and kindness rather than discipline or punishment because this will help them learn how to behave in the future.

The child’s behavior is learned through social interactions.

It is important to understand how the child learns. The first step in understanding how children learn is to recognize that they learn by observing others and imitating their behavior. They also learn how to behave by being rewarded or punished for their actions, being praised or scolded for what they do, and given choices about how they want to interact with others. For example:

If your child sees his older brother hitting another boy on the playground, he may decide that it’s okay for him too hit someone else because he sees his older brother doing it first! Or perhaps she sees her friend getting scolded by her mom because she didn’t clean up after herself like she was supposed too do – so now when she gets home from school or play date we make sure our daughter knows exactly what happens when we find out about this kind of thing happening again…

The more you know about a child’s needs (as perceived by the caregiver), the easier it will be to provide appropriate care that meets those needs.

In the first part of this article, we discussed Watson’s theory of caregiving and how it can help caregivers better understand their children’s needs. In this section, I’ll be expanding on that topic by providing an example: The caregiver may believe that a child needs food because she has seen other children with similar symptoms eat what they are given. But in reality, there might be other explanations for why he or she is hungry or thirsty—such as illness or mental stress—and these factors should be considered before resorting to feeding solutions based on general knowledge alone.

In addition to understanding individual differences between individuals (which is important), caregivers must also possess knowledge about typical behaviors associated with certain age groups within those groups; otherwise they run the risk of feeding inappropriate foods based solely upon hearsay information from others who haven’t actually met each child individually before hand!

Conclusion

Watson’s theory is a great way to think about how we provide care for children. It helps us understand the importance of interactions between infants and their caregivers, as well as their behavior in response to situations. In particular, Watson stressed that the child’s own behavior is what matters most, not the situation itself: if you know what your child needs and can respond appropriately when they ask for help, then providing that care will be more effective than trying something else entirely!

This article was adapted from one originally published by New York Times