VIRGINIA HENDERSON
“The Nightingale of Modern Nursing“
"The 20th century Florence Nightingale."
▪ helping the patient with the
following activities…”
▪ “I believe that the FUNCTION the
AWARDS, HONORARY DOCTORATES & nurse performs is primarily an
independent one – that of acting for
LECTURESHIPS
the patient when he lacks knowledge,
1. Christianne Reimann Prize physical strength, or the will to act
2. Yale University, Catholic U. of forhimself as he would ordinarily act
America, Pace U., Emory U., Boston in health, or in carrying out prescribed
College, Rush U.,Old Dominion U., U. therapy.”
Rochester, U. Western Ontario, Importance of increasing the patient’s
Thomas Jefferson U., etc. independence
3. Royal College of Nursing
4. Sorbonne ▪Progress after hospitalization would
5. Japanese Nursing Assoc. not be delayed (Henderson,1991)
▪ The first lady of nursing ▪ Assisting individuals to gain
▪ Popular for her definition of nursing independence
▪ Focus of nursing research "from ▪ She described the nurse's role as:
studying nurses to studying the o SUBSTITUTIVE (doing for the person)
differences that nurses canmake in o SUPPLEMENTARY (helping the
people's lives." person)
▪ Teaching and advocacy roles of the o COMPLEMENTARY (working
nurse with the person) - with the goal of
▪ Definition of Nursing: “The unique helping the person become as
function of the nurse is to assist the independent as possible
individual, sick or well, in the FOUR METAPARADIGMS: HENDERSON’S
performance of those activities PHILOSOPHY IS NURSING
contributing to health or its 14 BASIC NEEDS OF MAN
recovery (or to peaceful death) that 1. Eating and drinking
he would perform unaided if he had 2. Incontinence
the necessary strength, will, or 3. Body posture
knowledge,and to do this in such a 4. Mobility
way as to help him gain 5. Day and night pattern
independence as rapidly as 6. Getting dressed and undressed
possible.” 7. Body temperature
▪ “It is my contention that the nurse 8. Hygiene
is, and should be legally, an 9. Avoidance of danger
independent practitioner [as long 10. Communication
as she is not performing the 11. Contact with others
doctor’s duties.] But the nurse is the 12. Sense of rule and values
authority on basic nursing care. 13. Daily activities
Perhaps I should explain that by 14. Recreational activities
basic nursing care I mean 15. Learning ability
HENDERSON’S 14 COMPONENTS AS
APPLIED TO MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY OF
NEEDS
“The Nightingale of Modern Nursing“
"The 20th century Florence Nightingale."
▪ helping the patient with the
following activities…”
▪ “I believe that the FUNCTION the
AWARDS, HONORARY DOCTORATES & nurse performs is primarily an
independent one – that of acting for
LECTURESHIPS
the patient when he lacks knowledge,
1. Christianne Reimann Prize physical strength, or the will to act
2. Yale University, Catholic U. of forhimself as he would ordinarily act
America, Pace U., Emory U., Boston in health, or in carrying out prescribed
College, Rush U.,Old Dominion U., U. therapy.”
Rochester, U. Western Ontario, Importance of increasing the patient’s
Thomas Jefferson U., etc. independence
3. Royal College of Nursing
4. Sorbonne ▪Progress after hospitalization would
5. Japanese Nursing Assoc. not be delayed (Henderson,1991)
▪ The first lady of nursing ▪ Assisting individuals to gain
▪ Popular for her definition of nursing independence
▪ Focus of nursing research "from ▪ She described the nurse's role as:
studying nurses to studying the o SUBSTITUTIVE (doing for the person)
differences that nurses canmake in o SUPPLEMENTARY (helping the
people's lives." person)
▪ Teaching and advocacy roles of the o COMPLEMENTARY (working
nurse with the person) - with the goal of
▪ Definition of Nursing: “The unique helping the person become as
function of the nurse is to assist the independent as possible
individual, sick or well, in the FOUR METAPARADIGMS: HENDERSON’S
performance of those activities PHILOSOPHY IS NURSING
contributing to health or its 14 BASIC NEEDS OF MAN
recovery (or to peaceful death) that 1. Eating and drinking
he would perform unaided if he had 2. Incontinence
the necessary strength, will, or 3. Body posture
knowledge,and to do this in such a 4. Mobility
way as to help him gain 5. Day and night pattern
independence as rapidly as 6. Getting dressed and undressed
possible.” 7. Body temperature
▪ “It is my contention that the nurse 8. Hygiene
is, and should be legally, an 9. Avoidance of danger
independent practitioner [as long 10. Communication
as she is not performing the 11. Contact with others
doctor’s duties.] But the nurse is the 12. Sense of rule and values
authority on basic nursing care. 13. Daily activities
Perhaps I should explain that by 14. Recreational activities
basic nursing care I mean 15. Learning ability
HENDERSON’S 14 COMPONENTS AS
APPLIED TO MASLOW’S HEIRARCHY OF
NEEDS
