Christ-centered theory
The concept of nurse caring and its underlying principles are evolving each day. The primary duty of nurses is seen as caring for the patient physically, in other words, treating one’s ailment to the point of recovery. However, new theories have come up on what the nursing profession should entail, one of them being the Christ-centered theory.
The present-day nurse caring theories are based on scientific and philosophical findings. The new theories focus mainly on holism, which is the viewing of an entity as a whole and not a collective result of its parts. In this case, human beings are thought of as more than just their physical and mental aspect, but also their emotional and social well-being. In the nursing field, holistic thinking is applied, as they are taught not to treat just the physical ailments of a person, but focus, also, on the patient’s spiritual and emotional wellness. Nurses are taught to always be readily available for service to all manner of patients regardless of how the nurse fee (Carrie, 2011). This suggests that nurses should selflessly serve their patients, striving towards achieving their wholesome recovery. This has been likened to the woman with an alabaster jar who anointed Jesus with oil, not expecting anything in return (Carrie, 2011). The theory, however, emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the nurse and the patient to enable this healing (Carrie, 2011).
In summary, therefore, the principles of the holistic and Christ-centered nursing are as follows. First of all, the theory emphasizes that every person has the ability to improve their knowledge and change their behavior towards themselves and towards others. Also, people tend to naturally prefer being healthy, but it is their duty to ensure this happens, and a person belongs to none but himself/herself, therefore it is their duty to make decisions.
Works Cited
Carrie (2011). Christ-Centered Caring Theory. Christian Nursing 101, pg. 69.