Biography of jean watson

American nurse theorist and nursing professor

Not to be confused with Jean Watson (cross-country skier) or Jean Watson (writer).

Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, LL (AAN) is an American nursetheorist 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.^[1]

Biography

Watson was born July 21, 1940, in Welch, West Virginia, the youngest of eight children.

She attended high school in West Virginia. Watson knew she wanted to be a nurse at the age of 10 when she saw a friend of her older sister having a seizure.^[2] Her father died suddenly when she was 16 years old, something she claims made her particularly sensitive to people and their suffering for the rest of her life.^&#