Abstract

In contrast to the medical science paradigm, Rosemarie Parse's work is based on phenomenology and is of special interest to nurses and students engaged in qualitative research. Her Health as Human Becoming Theory, which forms a base for holistic nursing, defines humans as synergistic beings and nursing as a method of promoting the quality of life as perceived by the individual. The author of this practical and very readable book presents Parse's theory in such a way that both practitioners and trainees can learn how to incorporate qualitative methods and theories into their theoretical nursing base.