Henderson’s Need Theory
Avoid dangers in
Delfin, Barrera and Madula
Definition of Nursing
-Viewed the patient as an
individual who requires help
toward achieving
independence and
completeness or wholeness
of mind and body.
-Clarified the practice of
nursing as independent from
the practice of physicians
and acknowledged her
interpretation of the nurse’s
role as a synthesis of many
influences.
-Emphasize the art of nursing
and proposed 14 basic
human needs on which
nursing care is based.
Henderson’s Definition of
Nursing
-The nurse is expected to
carry out a physician’s
therapeutic plan, but
individualized care is result
of the nurse’s creativity in
planning for care. The nurse
should be an independent
practitioner able to make
independent judgments as
long as he or she is not
diagnosing, prescribing
treatment, or making a
prognosis, since those
activities are the function of
physician.
3 Major Assumptions 9.
1.) Nurses care for a patient the environment and
until a patient can care for avoid injuring others.
him or herself. 10. Communicate
2.) Nurses will devote with others in expressing
themselves to the patient emotions, needs, fears,
day and night. or opinions.
3.) Nurses should be 11. Worship
educated at the college level according to one’s
in both sciences and arts. faith.
3 levels of Nurse-Patient 12. Work in such a
Relationship way that there is a sense
The nurse act as: of accomplishment.
1. Substitute for the 13. Play or
patient participate in various
2. A helper to the forms of recreation.
patient 14. Learn, discover,
3. A partner with the or satisfy the
patient curiosity that leads
Henderson’s Fourteen to normal
Needs development and
1. Breathe normally. health, and use the
2. Eat and drink available health
adequately. facilities.
3. Eliminate body Nature of Nursing
wastes. • The role of a nurse is
4. Move and maintain to “get inside the
desirable postures. patient’s skin and
5. Sleep and rest. supplement his
6. Select suitable strength will or
clothes; dress and knowledge according
undress. to his needs.”
7. Maintain body • The nurse has the
temperature within a responsibility to
normal range by assess the needs of
adjusting clothing the patient, help him
and modifying the or her meet health
environment. needs, and provide
8. Keep the body clean an environment in
and well groomed which the patient
and protect the can perform activity
integument. unaided.