Spiritual Awakening of a Nurse

By:   Héctor Rosso (Watson Caring Science Institute SIGMA Theta Tau American Nurses Association Global Academy of Holistic Nurses (Fellow) Florida Atlantic University)
Foreword by:   Erika Caballero Muñoz (Ana Anha), Jean Watson (Ana Anha)
Imprint:   Lotus Library
Edition:   English Front Cover ed.
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   236g
ISBN:   9781733123242
ISBN 10:   1733123245
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   17 October 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Héctor is proud to be named Director of WCSI LIA and Faculty Associate for Watson Caring Science Institute, leading on WCSI Latino Iberoamérica to support Spanish / Portuguese speaking nurses and health professionals who wish to understand Jean Watson's Caring Science and her Theory of Human Caring. He is a Watson Senior Scholar, and a certified Caritas Coach(R), (the first ever in Latin America), and is currently enrolled in the PhD track in Caring Science at Florida Atlantic University Christine E Lynne School of Nursing, Boca Raton Florida.Originally from Uruguay, Héctor has worked as a nurse for more than 27 years. Previous to relocating, he was Assistant Director of a large Psychiatric Hospital (CEREMOS - ASSE). This experience deepened his desire to develop well-being, care and attention of the nursing staff which formulated his research for his Double Masters thesis (2018).Héctor was previously Professor and Director of the Department of Education and Community Health of the Faculty of Nursing and Health Technologies at the Catholic University of Uruguay, a prestigious academic institution with more than 10,000 graduates in the fields of Law, Engineering, Social, Business and Health Sciences.Previously, Héctor worked for 24 years as a nurse in varying positions (Emergency, Intensive Care, Polyclinic Supervisor) for the only Public Pediatric Hospital in Uruguay. He then became Head of Nursing, where he also developed the Diabetes Education program for Pediatrics.A strong supporter of education, Héctor has a double master's degree in Strategic Management, specializing in health care organizations; and a Master's Degree in Strategic Management with a specialty in Management focusing on Health Organizations.Héctor is also a certified Master Reiki Practitioner.A profound family tragedy changed Hector's life and led him to the path of Human Care. After meeting Dr. Watson and listening to her talk about her work, Héctor is now committed to the mission of sharing Watson'sCaring Science, for himself and others, providing support and advice particularly to Spanish-speaking nurses and from all over the world.Contributing to Caritas, for himself the others and the planet.This is his first book. Dr. Jean Watson is Distinguished Professor and Dean Emerita, University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing Anschutz Medical Center campus, where she held the nation's first endowed Chair in Caring Science for 16 years. She is founder of the original Center for Human Caring in Colorado and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing; past President of the National League for Nursing; founding member of International Association in Human Caring and International Caritas Consortium. She is Founder and Director of non-profit foundation, Watson Caring Science Institute. Dr. Watson has earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing and psychiatricmental health nursing and holds her PhD in educational psychology and counseling. She is a widely published author and recipient of many awards and honors, including The Fetzer Institute Norman Cousins Award, in recognition of her commitment to developing, maintaining and exemplifying relationship-centered care practices; an international Kellogg Fellowship in Australia, a Fulbright Research Award in Sweden. The Hildebrand Center for Compassion in Medicine Award Notre Dame University; Academy Integrative Medicine and Healing Award for pioneering work in Caring Science; Japanese International Society of Caring and Peace Chair. She holds fifteen (15) Honorary Doctoral Degrees, including 12 International Honorary Doctorates (Sweden, United Kingdom, (2) Spain, British Colombia and Quebec, Canada, Japan, Turkey, Peru (3), and Columbia, South America). Clinical nurses and academic programs throughout the world use her published works on the philosophy and theory of human caring and the art and science of caring in nursing. Dr. Watson's caring philosophy is used to guide transformative models of caring and healing practices for hospitals, nurses and patients alike, in diverse settings worldwide. At the University of Colorado, Dr. Watson held the title of Distinguished Professor of Nursing; the highest honor accorded its faculty for scholarly work. In 1999 she assumed the Murchinson-Scoville Chair in Caring Science, the nation's first endowed chair in Caring Science, based at the University of Colorado Denver & Anschutz Medical Center. As author/co-author of over 30 books on caring, her latest books range from empirical measurements and international research on caring, to new postmodern philosophies of caring and healing, philosophy and science of caring and caring science as sacred science, global advance in Caring Literacy. Her books have received the American Journal of Nursing's ""Book of the Year"" award and seek to bridge paradigms as well as point toward transformative models for this 21st century. In October, 2013 Dr. Watson was inducted as a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing, its highest honor.

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