Working with older adults: a nurse practitioner's experience from a humanbecoming perspective

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.