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A focus on human flourishing.

Sandra Schmidt Bunkers1

  • 1South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA. tsbunkers@sio.midco.net

Nursing Science Quarterly
|September 28, 2010
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

This column explores human flourishing and vulnerability, emphasizing the present moment. It integrates bioethical, anthropological, and nursing perspectives to enhance nursing education on human flourishing theories.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Anthropology
  • Nursing Theory

Background:

  • Human flourishing and vulnerability are central concepts in understanding the human experience.
  • The importance of the present moment is often overlooked in discussions of human well-being.
  • Existing nursing education may not adequately emphasize theoretical frameworks for human flourishing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the concepts of human vulnerability and human flourishing.
  • To highlight the significance of the present moment for human flourishing.
  • To challenge nursing education to integrate specific nursing theories for teaching human flourishing.

Main Methods:

  • Presentation of a parable to illustrate the importance of the present.
  • Integration of bioethical and anthropological perspectives.
  • Application of the nursing humanbecoming perspective.

Main Results:

  • The parable underscores the critical role of the present in achieving human flourishing.
  • Bioethical, anthropological, and humanbecoming perspectives offer distinct insights into human flourishing.
  • Nursing theories, including Parse's true presence and humanbecoming postulates, provide a theoretical foundation.

Conclusions:

  • Nursing education should prioritize teaching human flourishing through established nursing theories.
  • The humanbecoming framework, including concepts like true presence and community change, illuminates a theoretical understanding of human flourishing.
  • Embracing the present is essential for cultivating human flourishing.