Major Concepts in Locsin's Theory

Over the years, innovations in technology transformed the world. The efficiency of technology has improved the quality of life and enhanced the practices in the healthcare setting. In this theory, technology is used as an important tool to know the person as a whole to provide efficient and individualized care (Locsin, 2001). “Technology is used not to  know “what is the person?’ but rather to know “who is the person?”” (Locsin, 2006, p. 381). The relation of technology in caring is the capability of using technology effectively in the nursing practice. It is significant to gain trust and confidence from and have the person being nursed participate in their care.

​Caring is a natural trait of every human being, but there are differences in how it is expressed and given. It is perceived in the theory that all persons are caring. “Caring is a process, and throughout life, each person grows in the capacity to express caring.” (Purnell, 2018, p. 295) Caring is a huge part of nursing, and nurses also express their care by their intentionality. Persons are caring by virtue of their humanness. (Locsin, 2016) In addition, it is identified that a Person is always changing and unpredictable, every person is unique and needs constant knowing (Locsin, 2004)

It is through the nursing process that nurses will be able to know the patient, through assessment and diagnosis. The initial process of the theory is to know and accept the patient as a whole. To fully know the patient, the nurse must establish rapport and trust which are significant at this point. “Knowing nursing means knowing in the realms of personal, ethical empirical and aesthetic- all at once.” (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2013, p. 6). The intention of the nurse to know the person is part of caring. To know the person as a whole is the basic foundation of the theory.

Every person has an individualized need and demands on how they wanted to be cared for. Calling the nurse who is caring for them means the patient wants to fully know them at the moment. The Calls are a particular way of the one being cared for to let the nurse provide specific needs of every patient. The nurse instantly responding to the situation shows that caring is nurtured.  There is constant knowing between the nurse and the one being nursed. “Calls for nursing are individually relevant ways of saying ‘Know me as caring person in the moment and be with me as I try to live fully who I truly am’” (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2006, p. 336).