Rosemarie Rizzo Parse's Human Becoming Theory
Theory of Human Becoming
Introduction
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse is a noted nursing scholar and prolific author. The humanbecoming school of thought presents an alternative to both the conventional bio-medical approach and the bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach of theories of nursing. The humanbecoming school of thought posits quality of life from each person's or group's own perspective as the goal of nursing. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse first published the theory in 1981 as the "Man-living-health" theory. The name was officially changed to "the human becoming theory" in 1992 to remove the term "man," after the change in the dictionary definition of the word from its former meaning of “humankind” (Delis, 2012, p.145). Parse was educated at Duquesne …show more content…
Parse’s method for research, a qualitative method of inquiry, titled “the human becoming hermeneutic method”, has been selected by nursing scholars in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy and Japan (McEwen & Wills, 2011, p.194). The authors concluded that there were positive patterns of change in nursing practice after implementing the guidelines; nursing care was more client-centered and more considerate of the individual and family experiences (McEwen & Wills, …show more content…
Pamela Coombs Delis RN, MSN, wrote Illumination of Parse's Theory of Humanbecoming : Modern Literature as Situation Study. This literature formed the basis for an educational session for graduate nursing students in a nursing theory course, in this case on Parse’s humanbecoming theory. The response to this teaching methodology suggests popular literature can be used successfully in teaching nursing theory. Sandra Smith wrote Humanbecoming: not just a theory—it is a way of being. She described how for one nurse working with homecare patients humanbecoming was much more than a theory; it was a way of being. She was able to identify the unique healthcare patterns and how they lived is what was important to them. I also used McEwen and Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing book from the course. It gave a basic understanding of Parse’s theory, concepts, usefulness and application to
Introduction
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse is a noted nursing scholar and prolific author. The humanbecoming school of thought presents an alternative to both the conventional bio-medical approach and the bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach of theories of nursing. The humanbecoming school of thought posits quality of life from each person's or group's own perspective as the goal of nursing. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse first published the theory in 1981 as the "Man-living-health" theory. The name was officially changed to "the human becoming theory" in 1992 to remove the term "man," after the change in the dictionary definition of the word from its former meaning of “humankind” (Delis, 2012, p.145). Parse was educated at Duquesne …show more content…
Parse’s method for research, a qualitative method of inquiry, titled “the human becoming hermeneutic method”, has been selected by nursing scholars in Australia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy and Japan (McEwen & Wills, 2011, p.194). The authors concluded that there were positive patterns of change in nursing practice after implementing the guidelines; nursing care was more client-centered and more considerate of the individual and family experiences (McEwen & Wills, …show more content…
Pamela Coombs Delis RN, MSN, wrote Illumination of Parse's Theory of Humanbecoming : Modern Literature as Situation Study. This literature formed the basis for an educational session for graduate nursing students in a nursing theory course, in this case on Parse’s humanbecoming theory. The response to this teaching methodology suggests popular literature can be used successfully in teaching nursing theory. Sandra Smith wrote Humanbecoming: not just a theory—it is a way of being. She described how for one nurse working with homecare patients humanbecoming was much more than a theory; it was a way of being. She was able to identify the unique healthcare patterns and how they lived is what was important to them. I also used McEwen and Wills, Theoretical Basis for Nursing book from the course. It gave a basic understanding of Parse’s theory, concepts, usefulness and application to