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Arab American University hosted the International Professor in Nursing Jane Watson to a scientific conference organized by the Faculty of Nursing, entitled “Human care, between Theory and Practice”
From the conference
Nursing Directors at Palestinian hospitals and First aid centers, Representatives of all nursing faculties at Palestinian Universities and a number of academic staff at AAUP Faculty of Nursing and Medical Careers, all attended the conference.
Pre conference, Professor Watson met Arab American University President Dr. Ali Zeidan Abu Zuhri and his Assistant in Financial and Administrative Affairs Mr. Faleh Abu Arra, both of them honored her for her humanitarian efforts in Nursing.
Conference opening
Dean of Faculties of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences Dr. Mohammad Asia opened the conference, after welcoming the audience and passing AAUP President’s greetings he expressed his happiness to host Professor Jane Watson.
He explained that Arab American University Faculty of Nursing aims to become international in teaching its students the nursing theories, especially Jane Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. Adding that in this lecture her theory will be defined and discuss its applying mechanism on reality in hospitals, health and medical centers in Palestine.
Dr. Asia gave scientific lecture on nursing scientific theories, the whole 12, and explained them.
Watson: A Nurse has more humanity than others
Professor Jane Watson, at first she admired AAUP in general and its Faculty of Nursing in particular with all its simulation labs and CPR center, pointing that what the university and its faculty have reached are parallel to international universities education.
Dhe lit a candle and handled it to Dr. Mohammad Asia as a promise and confirmation to follow her path, imply her theory in Nursing Faculties at Palestinian universities, hospitals and medical and health centers in Palestine.
Professor Watson stressed that humans in various cultures have humanity, therefore a nurse enjoys it the most because he applies it with his patients. A nurse work starts with a SMILE and doesn’t end by physically touching the patient. Stressing on the nurse need to make patient feel its humanity by servicing him, feel the patient’s grief and pain, she provided detailed explanation and definition to her theory and mechanism to apply it practically.
Later, audience asked their questions and inquiries about the mechanism of applying the theory in Palestinian hospitals and health centers.
Arab American University adopting the theory
Dean of Faculties of Nursing and Allied Medical Sciences Dr. Mohammad Asia announced adopting the idea of teaching Watson’s theory at Arab American University Faculty of Nursing, also announced his intention to apply the theory in some departments in Jenin, Tubas and Tulkarem governmental hospitals and both National and Rafidia hospitals in Nablus.
After the conference, Professor Watson took a tour to get to know the Faculty of Nursing, Simulation lab, Arab American University CPR Center and a number of the universities faculties and facilities.
Who is Jane Watson?
Professor Jane Watson, American Scientist and inventor of “Human Caring Theory in Nursing”. She has many researches and books published around the world taught in Nursing Faculties at international universities and an institution to teach her theory. Also she holds several international scientific conferences annually around the Middle East, along with funding researches searches on her theory.
Words on the conference?
Lecturer at Health Sciences Department in AAUP and clinical psychologist Dr. Wa’el Abu Al Hasan said, “The conference was positive and productive. It renewed our information we learned years ago, some such as nurses we should change our health attitude, ideas and way to deal with the patient and the patient has the right to get a full medical care and attention, this won’t happen without positive and self-efficacy and away from stereotyping”
He added “We cherish and appreciate Arab American University which hosted this Professor, where we benefit from her great expertise in order to improve the various health professions”
Ibn Seina College Lecturer Mr. Maher Asia said “The conference is very valuable to connect theory with practical side, theories written in nursing field are known theoretically, but hosting Professor Jane as a leading nurse in the world and talking on its theory enriched our knowledge and it’s possible to be taught for our students in our educational institutions.”
Director of Nursing in Nablus National Hospital Mona Shalabi said “I’m proud of the Arab American University that hosted Professor Watson and organizing such big conference, Professor Watson has conferences in many countries and this is an opportunity to benefit from her experiences”
Al-Shaheed Khalil Sleiman Governmental Hospital in Jenin Director of Nursing Husein Kapha said “Professor Jane renewed our information, she presented what nurses supposed to do, they should apply her theory at nursing departments in every medical and health institutions and students must deepen in nursing theories to provide the patient with better service.”
AAUP Nursing freshman Rani Badarneh said “Attending the scientific conference and listening to Professor Watson encouraged me to complete my study and pursue my higher education in this field to go deeply in nursing theories.”
