1. Theory of Human Becoming
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
Theory of Human Becoming

2. The Theory of Human Becoming
Illuminate Meaning: client will co-participate in creating reality
Synchronizing Rhythms: dwelling with the pitch, yaw, and roll of the universe; living moment to moment
Mobilizing Transcendence: moving beyond the meaning

3. Assumptions about Human and Becoming
Human is open and free, choosing meaning in situation and bearing responsibility for decisions
Becoming is the humans’ pattern of relating values and priorities

4. The Theory of Human Becoming as it relates to :
Client/Person
Health
Environment
Nursing

5. Client/Person
Goal is to show qualities of life through client’s perspective
Quality of life emerges through the nurse-person process
The nurse bears witness to the client’s own living of value priorities
Can be done anywhere

6. Health
Parse advocates that health is flowing progression of human becoming
Hope is a living experience of health inextricably connected to quality of life
Health is living experience of ongoing human-universe change

7. Environment
The human and the environment are mutually and simultaneously interrelating as a unit
The human-universe-health process is more than and different from the sum of its parts
Humans co-create health in relationships with the environment

8. Nursing
Presents as an alternative to bio-medical model and the bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach
Enhances the quality of life from each client’s own perspective
Parse defines the nursing practice as a science and art. It is innovative and creative.
Nurses’ responsibility to society is in the guiding of individuals and their families
The client is the authority figure and primary decision maker

9. Nursing cont’d Nursing is not based on medical or nursing diagnoses
Nursing does not deal with disease prevention or health restoration
Being with clients and family, rather than doing for clients and family

10. A framework for practice
Personal connection between nurse and client
Care plan must address emotional and psychological needs of client

11. A framework for practice
Using the human connection
Joy
Sorrow
Laughter
Compassion
Empathy

12. The Human Connection

13. What nursing ought to be…
Monitor the client’s experiences moment to moment
Prevent further injury or injustice by attending to their physical, psychological and spiritual needs
Teach the client to be the leader of their health needs

14. Most of us agree that…
Equilibrium in mind, body and spirit is needed in order for a client to experience optimum health
The current “fix it” attitude of healthcare denies the real need of the client’s wellness

15. Parse’s Human Becoming Theory values the most idealistic views of holism…of what nursing ought to be. Her theory could have a huge impact on the way our society views the role of nursing.

16. However… Verbose language of the theory makes it hard to understand
It is open to misinterpretation
It is difficult to put into practice