The Theory and Theorist
Rosemarie Rizzo Parse is a world-renowned researcher and theorist in nursing. Parse is a graduate of the famous University of Pittsburgh, where she received a master’s degree and a doctorate (Alligood, 2021). Today, the researcher is actively involved in scientific and journalistic activities. Parse has made quite an outstanding contribution to the formation and development of the nursing profession, introducing several theoretical and practical aspects. One of the well-known works of this researcher is the Human Becoming Theory. It was first developed and published in 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Parse’s human becoming theory, n.d.). This theory is based on meaning, rhythm, and transcendence. Thus, an individual, interacting with the external environment, creates his personality with the help of specific values. Nevertheless, from the point of view of medical practice, the theory says that a person is a universe and something more (Parse’s human becoming theory, n.d.). Accordingly, a nurse should provide a more comprehensive and individual approach to communicating with patients.
Impacts
In the global sense, Human Becoming Theory affects a fairly wide range of people, including each person, family of society, and both patients and nurses. Therefore, patients receive high-quality medical care, help, support, and attention. The theory promotes the independence of patients in terms of health and well-being, contributing to transcendence (Barros, 2017). Moreover, the theory serves as an excellent auxiliary tool for nurses, allowing them to comprehensively see the patient’s point of view and guide her to achieve certain goals. The ethical considerations for the theory are attentive and careful attitude to the situation of sick people, careful attitude to their health, and improvement of the quality of life from the point of view of “do no harm.” In addition, family and social resources are available since, from the point of view of theory, a person interacts with the external environment and functions in society. This is how they develop their personality with the help of meaning, rhythm, and transcendence.
Diagnoses
Examples of nursing diagnoses within the framework of Human Becoming Theory are indicated as follows. The most common diagnoses in the theoretical framework are asthenia, feeling of loss, and stress. Thus, asthenia is characterized as fatigue, apathy, overwork of the body and mind. On the contrary, the feeling of loss is emotional suffering, grief, and stress is a special reaction to external stimuli, emotional or physical stress. For example, a person with cancer can enlist the support and help of a competent nurse; Parse’s methodology can be perfectly applied in this case (Kim & So, 2019). A patient receiving help feels hope for recovery and believes in the best.
Interventions
There are three important nursing interventions – patient’s quality of life, establishing effective and productive relationships, and developing trust and mutual understanding (Parse’s theory of humanbecoming, n.d.). Hence, improving quality of life is a measure to improve the patient’s condition in several aspects. This intervention can reduce mortality and prolong active, healthy life. It is a great way of comprehensive treatment and prevention. Establishing effective and productive relationships is aimed at active communication between a patient and a nurse. This intervention helps to create conditions for a favorable atmosphere. This measure will help a medical worker choose the best way to interact with people. Developing trust and mutual understanding is one of the best ways to strengthen and deepen relationships. Connections built on trust improve a patient’s condition, set up a positive attitude – the intervention contributes to a faster and better recovery. Moreover, the priority interventions for this theory are a systematic and comprehensive approach to the patient’s personality, feelings, emotions, character and temperament, health, and well-being. This “thorough” approach allows for competent, high-quality, and competent nursing diagnostics, assessment, planning, and implementation.
Evaluating
Parse’s Human Becoming Theory is a universal theory relevant in almost any moment concerning medical practice. This concept is a true reflection of the manifestation of the authentic nurse’s highest, best qualities. The theory promotes high-quality and effective interaction between the patient and the nurse and improves warm, friendly relationships. A patient’s personality is put in the first place as one of the most significant “paradigms.”
References
Alligood, M.R. (2021). Nursing theorists and their work e-book (10th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences.
Barros, L. B. F., Silva, L. D. F. D., Guedes, M. V. C., & Pessoa, V. L. M. D. P. (2017). Clinical care of nursing reasoned in Parse: Contribution in the transcendence process of cardiac transplantation. Revista gaucha de enfermagem, 38(2), pp. 1-9. Web.
Kim, J. E., & So, H. S. (2019). Experience of hope in terminal cancer patients: Applying Parse’s human becoming methodology. Asian Oncology Nursing, 19(2), pp. 55-70. Web.
Parse’s human becoming theory. (n.d.). Nursing-Theory.org. Web.
Parse’s theory of humanbecoming. (n.d.). Parse’s Theory of Humanbecoming. Web.