The Humanbecoming Leading‐Following Model in Practice

Abstract

The purpose of this column is to illustrate how the humanbecoming leading-following model was lived by nurses practicing within hospital, community, and school settings. The authors describe practice scenarios to show ways that nurses guided by the humanbecoming theory lived the processes and the key ideas of the model. One example addresses a change of policy, as the nurse lived the humanbecoming beliefs and values in leading-following. This column is nursing theory-guided evidence-based practice.

Leading-Following: Nurse-Led Care Center Exemplars

“…These exemplars are discussed in light of the humanbecoming leading-following processes and essences to expand understanding of how they may continue to grow as nurse-led care centers. In the spirit of Doucet and Maillard-Strüby (2009), who wrote that "while the processes of the humanbecoming leading-following model unfold all-at-once, each student agreed to describe a specific process and key idea of the model in light of a situation that surfaced in practice" (p. 333). The author here explores three exemplars utilizing one of the processes of the humanbecoming leading-following model.…”

Like a Rolling Stone

“…The professional nurses are living the humanbecoming art, guided by the community humanbecoming model (Parse, 2003, 2012, 2014) and the leading-following model (Parse, 2014). As an example, Doucet and Maillard-Strüby (2009) described how one nurse dialogued with six immigrant women, identifying that “seizing the indistinctiveness arising with messages expressed, the nurse inspired the moment by asking the women to describe how they lived health. This showed how knowing the power in glimpsing the moment arises with situations, as the nurse honors others in true presence (Parse, 1998)” (p. 334).…”

Humanbecoming

“…In other examples of quality leadership, Doucet and Maillard-Strüby (2009) described several examples of the leading-following model in practice in hospital, community, and school settings. In one example, a dialogue with a hiring committee in a community health setting regarding nursing expertise about quality of life as defined by humanbecoming led to a shift in policy.…”