There are leaders within the nursing profession who have significantly contributed endless hours of training, learning, and studying to this line of work. According to Creasia and Frieberg (2016), being a leader means to be “someone who is grounded in the core value of compassion with the capacity to inspire mentorship, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking” (Creasia & Frieberg, 2016, p. 52). Known as the “first lady of nursing,” Virginia Henderson accentuated the importance of patient discharge and preventing re-admissions. For nurses, it is essential to help the patient by providing comprehensive and thorough education on what he or she needs to do when they are discharged home. Virginia Henderson focused primarily on patient independence,
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Her theory “categorized nursing activities into fourteen components, based on human needs,” in order to increase patient “independence so that progress after hospitalization would not be delayed” (Antisham & Jacoline, p. 444). The fourteen components Henderson incorporated into the Needs Theory include: Breathing normally, eating/drinking adequately, eliminating body wastes, moving/maintaining desirable postures, sleeping/resting, selecting suitable clothes, maintaining body temperature within normal ranges, keeping the body clean and well groomed, avoiding dangers in the environment/avoiding injury to others, communicating with others by expressing fears, emotions, opinions and needs, worshipping according to one’s faith, working in a way to where there is a sense of accomplishment, participating in various forms of recreation, and lastly, discovering the curiosity that leads to normal development and health and utilizing the available health facilities (Antisham & Jacoline, p. 445). Virginia Henderson was an effective leader and role …show more content…
Henderson is an effective leader who created a theory that benefits both the patient and healthcare workers. Without Henderson’s combination of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and her own Need Theory, nurses would not be able to promote and educate patients on remaining healthy once becoming discharged. Also, her theory contributes to the success of reducing patient readmissions. Virginia Henderson demonstrated what it meant, to be a role model in the Nursing Profession. Creasia and Frieberg (2016) state that “experienced nurses can enable others to maximize their potential, thereby improving patient care and ultimately strengthening the profession of nursing” (p. 53). Virginia Henderson did just that by promoting patient independence and making the discharge of patients a critical role for nurses. Henderson undoubtedly knew that being a nurse was much more than taking care of the ill. She
Her theory “categorized nursing activities into fourteen components, based on human needs,” in order to increase patient “independence so that progress after hospitalization would not be delayed” (Antisham & Jacoline, p. 444). The fourteen components Henderson incorporated into the Needs Theory include: Breathing normally, eating/drinking adequately, eliminating body wastes, moving/maintaining desirable postures, sleeping/resting, selecting suitable clothes, maintaining body temperature within normal ranges, keeping the body clean and well groomed, avoiding dangers in the environment/avoiding injury to others, communicating with others by expressing fears, emotions, opinions and needs, worshipping according to one’s faith, working in a way to where there is a sense of accomplishment, participating in various forms of recreation, and lastly, discovering the curiosity that leads to normal development and health and utilizing the available health facilities (Antisham & Jacoline, p. 445). Virginia Henderson was an effective leader and role …show more content…
Henderson is an effective leader who created a theory that benefits both the patient and healthcare workers. Without Henderson’s combination of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and her own Need Theory, nurses would not be able to promote and educate patients on remaining healthy once becoming discharged. Also, her theory contributes to the success of reducing patient readmissions. Virginia Henderson demonstrated what it meant, to be a role model in the Nursing Profession. Creasia and Frieberg (2016) state that “experienced nurses can enable others to maximize their potential, thereby improving patient care and ultimately strengthening the profession of nursing” (p. 53). Virginia Henderson did just that by promoting patient independence and making the discharge of patients a critical role for nurses. Henderson undoubtedly knew that being a nurse was much more than taking care of the ill. She