title: Moving with mediocrity and excellence.
abstract: Through the use of story, this article explores the notion of moving with mediocrity and excellence. Insights gleaned from the stories presented are identified for nursing and healthcare. Parse's humanbecoming community change model and family model are utilized as the perspectives for developing a deeper understanding of mediocrity and excellence.
authors.affiliation: Adjunct Professor of Nursing, South Dakota State University tsbunkers@sio.midco.net.
authors.forename: Sandra Schmidt
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bunkers
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends*
keywords: community change; excellence; family; humanbecoming; mediocrity