Parse's Human Becoming Theory guides the practice of nurses to
focus on quality of life as it is described and lived. The human
becoming theory of nursing presents an alternative to both the
conventional bio-medical approach as well as the
bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach of most other theories and
models of nursing. Parse's model rates quality of life from each
person's own perspective as the goal of the practice of nursing.
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse first published the theory in 1981 as the
"Man-living-health" theory, and the name was changed to the "human
becoming theory" in 1992.
The assumptions underpinning the theory were synthesized from works
by European philosophers. The theory is structured around three
abiding themes: meaning, rhythmicity, and transcendence.
The model makes assumptions about man and becoming, as well as
three major assumptions about human becoming.
The Human Becoming Theory makes the following assumptions about
man:
The Human Becoming Theory makes the following assumptions about becoming:
The three major assumptions about human becoming are: meaning,
rhythmicity, and transcendence.
Under the assumption meaning, human becoming is freely choosing
personal meaning in situations in the intersubjective process of
living value priorities. Man's reality is given meaning through
lived experiences. In addition, man and environment
co-create.
Rhythmicity states that human becoming is co-creating rhythmical
patterns of relating in mutual process with the universe. Man and
environment co-create (imaging, valuing, languaging) in rhythmical
patterns.
Transcendence explains that human becoming is co-transcending
multidimensionally with emerging possibilities. It refers to
reaching out and beyond the limits a person sets, and that one
constantly transforms.
These three themes are permeated by four postulates:
illimitability, paradox, freedom, and mystery. Illimitability is
"the indivisible unbounded knowing extended to infinity, the
all-at-once remembering and prospecting with the moment." Paradox
is "an intricate rhythm expressed as a pattern preference."
Paradoxes are not "opposites to be reconciled or dilemmas to be
overcome but, rather, lived rhythms." Freedom is "contextually
construed liberation." People are free to continuously choose ways
of being with their situations. Mystery is "the unexplainable, that
which cannot be completely known."
The nursing model defines the person (referred to as "man"
throughout the theory) as an open being who is more than and
different from the sum of the parts. The environment is everything
in the person and his or her experiences. The environment is
inseparable from the person, as well as complementary to and
evolving with the person. Health is the open process of being and
becoming, and involves the synthesis of values. Nursing is
described as a human science and art that uses an abstract body of
knowledge to help people.
The theory provides a transformative approach to all levels of
nursing. It differs from the traditional nursing process,
particularly in that it does not seek to "fix" problems. The model
gives nurses the ability to see the patient's perspective. This
allows the nurse to be "with" the patient, and guide him or her
toward the health goals. The nurse-patient relationship co-creates
changing health patterns. Nurses live the art of human becoming in
presences with the unfolding of meaning, synchronizing rhythms, and
transcendence.
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse's Human Becoming Theory includes the Totality
Paradigm, which states that man is a combination of biological,
psychological, sociological, and spiritual factors. It also
includes the simultaneity paradigm, which states that man is a
unitary being in continuous, mutual interaction with the
environment.
Parse's theory includes a symbol with three elements:
Like any theory, Parse's Human Becoming Theory has strengths and weaknesses. The model differentiates nursing from other disciplines, it provides guidance of care and useful administration, and is useful in education. The model also provides research methodologies, and provides a framework to guide inquiry of other theories. However, the research is considered a "closed circle." The results are rarely quantifiable. That is, the results are difficult to compare to other research studies since there is no control group or standardized questions. The theory does not utilize the nursing process, and negates the idea that each patient engages in a unique lived experience. It is not accessible to new nurses, and is inapplicable to acute, emergent care.
Describe how parse’s theory of humanbecoming influenced her philosophy of professional nursing practice?
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