Background: Nursing care of children should be tailored towards helping them make the necessary 
adjustment needed for hospital care. The aim of this study was to evaluate to evaluate the effect of 
applying Watson's model theory on the care behaviors of nurses in pediatric intensive care units A 
Quasi- experimental research design was used. The study was conducted at Pediatric Intensive Care 
Units of Tanta Main University Hospital and El-Menshawy General Hospital. Convenient sample 
of 60 nurses were involved, from previously mentioned settings. Tools: Socio- demographic 
characteristic and structured interviewing, Caring Behavior Assessment Scale (CBAS) and Barriers 
facing nurses related to caring behavior Observational check list. Results show a significance 
improvement on the care behaviors of nurses in pediatric intensive care units after the program 
implementation. Conclusion: all nurses showed an improvement in their caring behavior for 
children after implementation of Watson Caring theory. Recommendation: ongoing in-service 
education programs must be designed and implemented to nurses for all health care settings to 
improve their caring behavior.