Resumen de Using Parse�s Humanbecoming Theory in Japan

Junko Tanaka, Towako Katsuno, Teruko Takahashi

• In this paper the authors discuss the use of Parse�s humanbecoming theory in Japan. Elements of the theory are used in the nursing approach to an 88 year-old Japanese man who had complications following surgery. Process recordings of the dialogues between the patient, the patient�s wife, and the nurse were made and considered in light of the three methodologies of Parse�s theory; illuminating meaning, synchronizing rhythms, and mobilizing transcendence. The theory is seen as useful in Japan