Virginia Henderson (1897-1996)

In the Nature of Nursing Nurse role is:

" to get inside the patient's skin and supplement his strength will or knowledge according to his needs."

Acc. to Henderson, nurses serves to make a patient:

"complete" "whole", or "independent."

What was Virginia's definition of nursing?

"concept"

What is the theory's nursing evaluation?

- Henderson's 14 components and definition of nursing - Use the acceptable definition of; nursing and appropriate laws related to the practice of nursing. - The quality of care - Successful outcomes of nursing care

What are the 3 things Henderson had

1. "The Nightingale of Modern Nursing" 2. "Modern-Day Mother of Nursing." 3. "The 20th century Florence Nightingale."

What did Henderson She categorized nursing activities into?

14 components, based on human needs

When did Henderson started revising the Harmer's classic textbook of nursing for its 4th edition?

1939

When did Henderson write the 5th; edition, incorporating her personal definition of nursing

1991?

What are the next 4 of the 14 components?

5. Select suitable clothes-dress and undress. 6. Maintain body temperature within normal range by adjusting clothing and modifying environment 7. Keep the body clean and well groomed and protect the integument 8. Avoid dangers in the environment and avoid injuring others.

What are the next 4 of the 14 components?

9. Communicate with others in expressing emotions, needs, fears, or opinions. 10. Worship according to one's faith. 11. Work in such a way that there is a sense of accomplishment.

What is the theory's nursing diagnosis?

Analysis: Compare data to knowledge base of health and disease.

What is the theory's nursing implementation? #2

Assist the sick or well individual in to performance of activities in meeting human needs to maintain health, recover from illness, or to aid in peaceful death.

true or false: Basic nursing care involves providing conditions under which the patient can perform the 21 activities unaided.

Basic nursing care involves providing conditions under which the patient can perform the 14 activities unaided

What is the theory's nursing implementation?

Document how the nurse can assist the individual, sick or well.

What major concept of Henderson's Minimally discusses the impact of the community on the individual and family.

Environment

What is the theory's nursing assessment?

Henderson's 14 components

After 2 years of graduating, where did Henderson work?

Henry Street Visiting Nurse Service

What is the theory's nursing plan?

Identify individual's ability to meet own needs with or without assistance, taking into consideration strength, will or knowledge.

What is the theory's nursing process?

Implementation based on the physiological principles, age, cultural background, emotional balance, and physical and intellectual capacities. Carry out treatment prescribed by the physician.

This is the result of the nurse's creativity in planning for care.

Individual Care (Major Concept)

Have basic needs that are component of health.

Individuals (Major Concepts)

In 1923, where did Henderson start working as a teacher?

Norfolk Protestant Hospital in Virginia

They are expected to carry out physician's therapeutic plan

Nurses (acc. to Henderson)

Temporarily assisting an individual who lacks the necessary strength, will and knowledge to satisfy 1 or more of 14 basic needs.

Nursing (Major concepts)

This care is drastically affected by the preparation and native ability of the nursing personnel rather that the amount of hours of care.

Quality of Care

True or false: Does not require assistance to achieve health and independence or a peaceful death.

REQUIRES ASSISTANCE to achieve health and independence or a peaceful death.

What is Henderson's definition of Environment (Major Concept)?

Settings in which an individual learns unique pattern for living.

Who said this, "Nurse should have knowledge to practice individualized and human care and should be a scientific problem solver."?

Virginia Henderson

Who said this, "assisting individuals to gain independence in relation to the performance of activities contributing to health or its recovery"?

Virginia Henderson

Who's definition of nursing was this, "The unique function of the nurse is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or its recovery (or to peaceful death) that he would perform unaided if he had the necessary strength, will or knowledge. And to do this in such a way as to help him gain independence as rapidly as possible"?

Virginia Henderson

Who quoted this, "Nursing theories mirror different realities, throughout their development; they reflected the interests of nurses of that time."?

Viriginia Henderson

In 1921, where did Henderson earned her Diploma in Nursing from the Army School of Nursing?

Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C.

In Henderson's definition of Health, where was it based on?

based on individual's ability to function independently as outlined in the 14 components

If good health is a challenge, how is it affected?

by age, cultural background, physical, and intellectual capacities, and emotional balance Is the individual's ability to meet these needs independently.

Henderson emphasis on basic human needs as the central focus of nursing practice has led

further theory development regarding the needs of the person and how nursing can assist in meeting those needs.

Acc. to Henderson, what do the nurses assist and support?

individual in life activities and the attainment of independence.

Henderson emphasized the importance of increasing the?

patient's independence so that progress after hospitalization would not be delayed

What did Henderson describe the nurse's role as?

substitutive (doing for the person), supplementary (helping the person), complementary (working with the person), with the goal of helping the person become as independent as possible

these care are based on the speed with which or degree to which the patient performs independently the activities of daily living.

successful outcomes of nursing care

!!! true or false: Nurses need to stress promotion of health and prevention and cure of disease.

true

True or False: Mind and body are inseparable and interrelated.

true

True or false: Does the individual considers the biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual components.

true

True or false: Her definition of nursing and the 14 components of basic nursing care are uncomplicated and self-explanatory

true

True or false: The need theory presents the patient as a sum of parts with biopsychosocial needs.

true

true or false: All external conditions and influences that affect life and development.

true

true or false: Henderson provides the essence of what she believes is a definition of nursing.

true

What are the first 4 of the 14 components?

● Breathe normally. Eat and drink adequately. ● Eliminate body wastes. ● Move and maintain desirable postures. ● Sleep and rest.

What are the last 2 of the 14 components?

● Play or participate in various forms of recreation. ● Learn, discover, or satisfy the curiosity that leads to normal development and health and use the available health facilities.