Although nurse practitioners use medical knowledge and skills for diagnosing and treating various diseases, the approach to care for their patients should be firmly grounded in nursing science from a nursing theoretical perspective. This column explicates a nurse practitioner's experiences working with community-dwelling older persons in a house-call program and using the theory of humanbecoming as a guide for practice. Three practice situations are described to illustrate the humanbecoming approach to nurse practitioner practice.
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