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.
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