Virginia Avenel Henderson Flashcards
When is her date of birth and death?
November 30 1887 - March 19 1996
What theory did she author?
The Need Theory
What is her definition of nursing?
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
What are her nicknames
The First Lady of Nursing, The Nightingale of Modern Nursing, Modern-Day Mother of Nursing, or The 20th Century Florence Nightingale
Where did she get her diploma
Army School of Nursing at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington DC
When did she start teaching nursing and where
1923, Norfolk Protestant Hospita in Virgina
Where did she get her bachleros and masters degree and when
Teachers College Columbia University, 1923 and 1929
What is the need theory
It focuses on the importance of increasing the patient’s independence to hasten their progress in the hospital
What are the 4 assumptions of the need theory
- Nurses care for patients until they can care for themselves again
- Patients desire to return to health
- Nurses are willing to serve and that nurses will devote themselves to the patient
- She believes that the mind and the body are inseparable and interrelated
