Abstract
The goal of this study was to verify clinically whether the concepts of Parse's theory could apply to nursing of elderly patients with urinary dysfunction in Japan. Parse's theory expressed that the role of nursing was defined as follows: "The nurse is the true presence for individuals and groups." The methods of clinical nursing were also defined as: 1. Illuminated meaning to the patient, 2. Synchronized rhythms with the patients and 3. Mobilized transcendence. Three elderly patients with urinary dysfunction were nursed and studied through the application of Parse's theory. The three patients selected a method for independently passing their urine with instruction from nursing. The process of how the three patients achieved independent urination was analyzed on the basis of Parse's theory. As the result, the three patients established their own way of passing urine. Their quality of life was also improved. The analysis of the process revealed that no phenomena foreign to the concepts of Parse's theory were identified. It also became clear that the process of care was divided into three stages that corresponded with the first, second and third principles of Parse's theory. Therefore, it was suggested that the application of Parse's theory in Japanese culture was highly possible.
