Nursing Theorist: Virginia Henderson (The Nature of Nursing Model) – Flashcards

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Helps the patient become healthy or die peacefully, and also helps people work toward independence so that they can begin to perform the relevant activities for themselves as quickly as possible. Henderson focused on the PATIENT.

1) Breathe normally 2) Eat and drink adequately 3) Eliminate body wastes 4) Move and maintain desirable postures 5) Sleep and rest 6) Select suitable clothes - dress and undress 7) Maintain body temperature within normal range by adjusting clothing and modifying environment 8) Keep the body clean and well groomed and protect the integument 9) Avoid dangers in the environment and avoid injuring others 10) Communicate with others in expressing emotions, needs, fears, or opinions 11) Worship according to one's faith 12) Work in such a way that there is a sense of accomplishment 13) Play or participate in various forms of discussion 14) Learn, discover or satisfy the curiosity that leads to normal development and health and use the available health facilities.

1) Breathe normally 2) Eat and drink adequately 3) Eliminate body wastes 4) Move and maintain desirable postures 5) Sleep and rest 6) Select suitable clothes - dress and undress 7) Maintain body temperature within normal range by adjusting clothing and modifying environment 8) Keep the body clean and well groomed and protect the integument 9) Avoid dangers in the environment and avoid injuring others

10) Communicate with others in expressing emotions, needs, fears, or opinions 14) Learn, discover or satisfy the curiosity that leads to normal development and health and use the available health facilities.

11) Worship according to one's faith

12) Work in such a way that there is a sense of accomplishment 13) Play or participate in various forms of discussion

> Nursing care for patients until patients can care for themselves once again. Patients desire to return to health > Nurses willing to serve and that nurses will devote themselves to the patient day and night > Nurses should be educated at the university level in both arts and sciences

Individual requiring assistance to achieve health and independence or a peaceful death. Mind and body are inseparable

All external conditions and influences that affect life and development

Equated with independence, viewed in terms of the client's ability to perform the 14 components of nursing care unaided. > Nurses need to stress PROMOTION OF HEALTH and PREVENTION and CURE OF DISEASE > Good health is a challenge. Affected by age, cultural background, physical and intellectual capacities, and emotional balance

> Assists and supports the individual in life activities and the attainment of independence. > Purpose: to assist the client in gaining independence as rapidly as possible > Serves to make patient 'complete,' 'whole' or 'independence' > Expected to carry out physician's therapeutic plan. Individualized care is the result of the nurse's creativity in planning for care