Assessing and Measuring Caring in Nursing and Health Sciences: Watson’s Caring Science Guide

Skip to the end of the images gallery

Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

Read a sample chapter

Assessing and Measuring Caring in Nursing and Health Sciences: Watson’s Caring Science Guide

Third Edition

Editors

Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF

Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL-AAN

Read a sample chapter

Description

The only text to contain a broad range of validated instruments to measure caring.

This text is the only comprehensive and accessible collection of validated and reliable instruments for care measurement in clinical and educational nursing and health professions research. These measurements address quality of care; patient, client, and nurse perceptions of caring; and caring behaviors, abilities, and efficacy. The third edition is updated throughout and includes a comprehensive literature review of the research and measurement of caring. It features several new tools and instruments, and updates all established tools and instruments to reflect how each has been used in the past ten years. The third edition also presents a new chapter on assessing and measuring caring in digital/cyberspace settings, discusses global developments in assessing and measuring caring, and provides an updated section dedicated to the challenges and future directions of caring measurement.

Each tool/instrument is presented according to a standard framework for ease of use. This framework includes a description of each tool/instrument and its origin, its development and use, key citations for its use, and its theoretical origin and access.

New to the Third Edition:

Includes a comprehensive literature review of the research and measurement of caring
Updates all instruments and tools to reflect how each has been used in the past ten years
Presents new instruments including “Student Perceptions of Caring Online”
Offers an updated section dedicated to challenges and future directions of the measurement of caring
Provides new chapter on assessing and measuring caring in digital/cyberspace settings
Updates references to reflect new literature
Discusses global developments in assessing and measuring caring

Key Features:

Contains a broad range of validated instruments to measure caring in an expanding array of health care settings including clinical, academic, and community
Serves as a valuable resource for PhD, DNP, and other graduate students to support their dissertations and projects
Constitutes a key resource in clinical settings where clinicians have opportunities to measure caring among nurses, patients, and interdisciplinary colleagues
Aids health care institutions applying for Magnet Status

Authors

Kathleen Sitzman, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, Distinguished Watson Caring Science Scholar, is a professor of undergraduate nursing science at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, is distinguished professor emerita and dean emerita of the School of Nursing at the University of Colorado. She is the founder of the Center for Human Caring in Colorado, a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and a past president of the National League for Nursing. Dr. Watson is a widely published author and recipient of several awards and honors, including an international Kellogg Fellowship in Australia, a Fulbright Research Award in Sweden, and five honorary doctoral degrees, including Honorary International Doctor of Science awards from Goteborg University, Sweden, and Luton University, London. Dr. Watson's caring philosophy is used to guide new models of caring and healing practices in diverse settings worldwide. At the University of Colorado, Dr. Watson holds the title of distinguished professor of nursing, the highest honor accorded its faculty for scholarly work.

Instructors

Springer Publishing Connect: Your new educator hub!

As of July, 2020 all educator resources have migrated to Springer Publishing CONNECT. Here, you will find a seamless experience that includes your books and their included resources all in one place, with one log in!

What actions do you need to take?

If you previously received access to educator resources on this website, you may have already received an email granting you Springer Publishing CONNECT access to our title you have adopted
If not, we're here to help! Email customer service at cs@springerpub.com and we'll set up your access on Springer Publishing CONNECT. Be sure to include the book title, edition number, ISBN, and "Instructor Resources‚" in the subject line. (Please allow 2-3 business days for this to be completed)
If this is a new request, click "Request Exam Copy" above and follow the instructions for access.

Product Details