Patient Engagement, Nursing Theory, and Policy Possibilities.

It is important to continually carve out ways to connect with persons in practice and ensure that polices and processes directing practice are aligned with the values and beliefs of nurses and those they serve. In this paper, patient engagement is discussed in light of nursing theoretical principles and concepts, specifically Parse's (2014) humanbecoming paradigm. In addition, policy connections will be outlined to show how nurses may participate in patient engagement in unique ways.