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Dr. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse published her nursing theory in 1981 as the Man-Living-Health
Theory but changed the name in 1992 to the Human Becoming Theory. This was done to
reflect the official change of the dictionary meaning of the word man that formerly
meant humankind. Her theory states that the quality of life is determined by each
person and differs from most other nursing theories.
Rosemarie Rizzo was a native of Pennsylvania and spent most of her young life in
Castle Shannon. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Duquesne
University in Pittsburgh and her master's and doctorate degrees from the University
of Pittsburgh. She held a faculty position at the University of Pittsburgh, then
served as a professor of medical-surgical nursing at the Duquesne University Graduate
School of Nursing and later became its dean. From 1983 to 1993, she was a faculty
member and coordinator of the Center for Nursing Research at the Hunter College of
New York City University. She went on to become a professor and the Marcella Niehoff
Chair in Nursing at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois, until her retirement in
2006. In addition to these responsibilities, she managed to teach theory and research
courses in many universities throughout the United States. Still active in nursing,
Dr. Parse is an adjunct professor and serves as a consultant and visiting scholar at
the New York University College of Nursing.
As if her many teaching accomplishments were not enough, Dr. Parse contributed to
the field of nursing in many other ways as well. She is the founder and editor of
the Nursing Science Quarterly, the only publication that focuses solely on the enrichment
of nursing knowledge, theory development and research. In 1992, she founded the Institute
of Human Becoming where she teaches the various aspects of human becoming concepts.
She is also president of Discovery International, Inc. that sponsors nursing theory
conferences throughout the world. Her theory serves as a guide for nursing practice
in many countries, and her research methods are used by nursing scholars worldwide.
She also has published many books and nursing journal articles that contribute to
the body of nursing knowledge. A well known speaker, she gives workshops and presentations
in the United States and internationally.
Honors and Awards
Dr. Parse is well known in the medical and nursing world and has received many prestigious
honors. She was given Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Midwest Nursing Research Society
and the Asian American Pacific Islander Nurses Association and is a Fellow in the American
Academy of Nursing. The Henderson State University School of Nursing in Arkadelphia,
Arkansas, endowed a scholarship in her name, and the Sigma Theta Tau International
Honor Society in Nursing named two of her books to the "best picks" list. In 2008,
the Society of Rogerian Scholars presented her with the Martha E. Rogers Golden Slinky
Award. She was also given the New York Times Nurse Educator of the Year Award.
Human Becoming Theory
Dr. Parse studied many philosophers when she was creating her theory and also was
greatly influenced by Martha E. Rogers, a nursing theorist who developed the Theory
of Unitary Human Beings that was published in 1970. The works of the philosophers
and Dr. Rogers are complex and require careful study for understanding. Dr. Parse
presented her theory in a way that made the philosophical principles easier to understand
and lent itself to developing a curriculum in human becoming education.
The basic position of Parse's theory is that each person determines well being from
his or her perspective. This guides nurses to focus on quality of life as determined
by each patient. It differs greatly from other nursing theories that focus on either
the biological-medical approach or the holistic biological, psychological, sociological
and spiritual approach. The structure of the theory centers on personal meaning,
rhythmical patterns and the belief that a person constantly transforms. It focuses
on human dignity and quality of life as defined by patients, their families and their
communities.
Dr. Rosemarie Rizzo Parse is a visionary nursing theorist who has made many contributions
to nursing knowledge and nursing practice. Her work is a lasting legacy that has changed
the lives of patients, their families and communities as well as the nurses who care for
them.
Publications related to Rosemarie Rizzo Parse
- Nursing Fundamentals (Nursing outline series)
- Man-Living-Health: Theory of Nursing (A Wiley Medical Publication)
- Nursing Research: Qualitative Methods
- Nursing Science: Major Paradigms, Theories and Critiques unknown Edition by Parse, Rosemarie Rizzo (1987)
- Illuminations: The Human Becoming Theory In Practice And Research (NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING SERIES (ALL NLN TITLES))
- Parse, Rosemarie R. The Lived Experience of Contentment: A Study Using the Parse Research Method, Nursing Science Quarterly, 2001
- Parse, Rosemarie R. Transforming Healthcare with a Unitary View of the Human, Nursing Science Quarterly, 2002
- Nursing Theory: Utilization & Application, 4e
- Northup, D. T. Time Passing: A Parse Research Method Study, Nursing Science Quarterly, 2002
- Parse, Rosemarie R. The Lived Experience of Feeling Very Tired: A Study Using the Parse Research Method, Nursing Science Quarterly, 2003
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