Books authored by Dr. Parse
- Nursing Fundamentals: Nursing Outline Series (Parse, 1974)
- Man-Living-Health: A Theory of Nursing (Parse, 1981)
- Nursing Research: Qualitative Methods (Parse, Coyne, & Smith, 1985)
- Nursing Science: Major Paradigms, Theories & Critiques (Parse, 1987)
- Illuminations: The Human Becoming Theory in Practice and Research (Parse, 1995)
- The Human Becoming School of Thought: A Perspective for Nurses and other Health Professionals (Parse, 1998)
- Hope: An International Human Becoming Perspective (Parse, 1999)
- Qualitative Inquiry: The Path of Sciencing (Parse, 2001)
- Community: A Human Becoming Perspective (Parse, 2003)