APPRECIATION

            All my life, I had been interested in being able to provide care to individuals. But as I conquered the world of nursing, I feel like disillusioned and about to leave what I have started even though that I knew that I want to do something in the medical field. After learning Watson’s theory of caring and feeling supported to take time, I became hopeful and decided to stay. Everyday I’m challenged by many different concepts to analyze and understand. But within this theory I was assigned to, I was enlightened that “I can do it”. Despite such hardships I will encounter, I found myself willing to conquer it all.

Such questions like; “How do I express my caring consciousness and commitment to the persons and their families?” “How do I make a difference in people’s life and suffering?” Through Watson’s caring theory, I was inspired to provide a meaningful caring practice.

Being informed by Watson’s caring theory, it made me realized that humans are holistic. Showing care and love to humans (soon to be our patients) are the most universal, the most tremendous and it is also the essence of nursing and the unifying focus for nursing practice. With that, If I am already in a nursing situation, I should be more caring and loving to nourish my humanity and live together.

I am very much thankful to this theory that as a beginning, I have to impose my own will to care and love upon my own behaviour and not to others. It explained a lot that I have to treat myself first with gentleness and dignity before I can respect and care for others with gentleness and dignity as well.

 To practice nursing like Watson wanted, it does not take much time; it simply takes a caring heart, soft hands, and an open mind to enhance the healing process of patients and their families.