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• The Parse theory of human becoming guides nurses In their practice to focus
on quality of life as it is described and lived (Karen & Melnechenko, 1995).
• The human becoming theory of nursing presents an alternative to both the
conventional bio-medical approach and the bio-psycho-social-spiritual (but
still normative) approach of most other theories of nursing.(ICPS)
• The human becoming theory posits quality of life from each person's own
perspective as the goal of nursing practice.(ICPS)
• Rosemarie Rizzo Parse first published the theory in 1981 as the "Man-
living-health" theory (ICPS)
• 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."
• Meaning
o Man’s reality is given meaning through lived experiences
o Man and environment cocreate
• Rhythmicity
Cotranscendence
• Refers to reaching out and beyond the limits that a person sets
• One constantly transforms
• Person
o Open being who is more than and different from the sum of the parts
• Environment
o Everything in the person and his experiences
o Inseparable, complimentary to and evolving with
• Health
o Open process of being and becoming. Involves synthesis of values
• Nursing
o A human science and art that uses an abstract body of knowledge to
serve people
• http://www.humanbecoming.org/site/RRParse.html
• http://www.discoveryinternationalonline.com/site/ontology.html
• http://library.stritch.edu/research/subjects/health/nursingTheorists/parse.html
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