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Theory of Human Caring-Dr. Jean Watson
Jean Watson is an American nurse theorist and nursing professor who is best known for her Theory of human caring. She is the author of numerous texts, including Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring. Watson's research on caring has been incorporated into education and patient care at hundreds of nursing schools and healthcare facilities across the world.
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- Theory of Human Caring Dr Jean Watson
- Jean watson everything can change
- Early life
- Education
- Caring Theory
- Academic appointments
- Leadership achievements
- Honors and awards
- Works
- References

Jean watson everything can change
Early life

Watson was born on June 10, 1940 in Williamson, West Virginia.
Education

Jean Watson graduated from the Lewis Gale School of Nursing in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1961. She continued her nursing studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning a B.S. in 1964, an M.S. in psychiatric and mental health nursing in 1966, and a Ph.D. in educational psychology and counseling in 1973. She has been awarded nine honorary doctoral degrees in six countries.
Caring Theory

Watson developed the Theory of Human Caring. She founded the non-profit Watson Caring Science Institute in 2008. Theory of Human Caring defined.....
Academic appointments
Watson is a Distinguished Professor of Nursing at the University of Colorado, where she formerly served as Dean of Nursing.
Leadership achievements
She is a past president of the National League for Nursing.
Honors and awards
Works
Watson, Jean (2003). Inside Stories: Tales of Change and Growth. Lion UK. ISBN 0745948162.
Bevis, Em Olivia; Watson, Jean (2000). Toward a Caring Curriculum: A New Pedagogy for Nursing. Jones and Bartlett. ISBN 0745948162.
Watson, Jean (1979). Nursing: The Philosophy and Science of Caring. Little, Brown and Co. ISBN 0316924644.