The relevance of Virginia Henderson's work

The relevance of Virginia
Henderson's work for
nursing today

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Introduction
The application of the nursing theories within the clinical practices varies between
different contexts. It is essential for healthcare professionals to understand the needs of
the patient and to provide quality care services to them. This paper will help in
evaluating the desired impact of the basic human needs theory as well as the nursing
processes on current practices in nursing. For demonstrating the impact of nursing
practices in today's environment, the theorist view of Virginia Henderson will be
provided in this context. Besides this, the paper will also focus on the influence of the
theory of Virginia Henderson in the nursing practice. A journal article is selected for
describing the impact of this theory on the current trends in nursing procedures
(Ahtisham & Jacoline, 2015). Moreover, proper reasoning will be provided regarding the
choosing of this theorist and its necessity in the learning context of nursing practices.
Furthermore, an explanation will be given regarding the relevancy of the article to the
clinical practice setting in present healthcare sector.
Abstract
The paper aid in evaluating the role of Basic Needs Theory of Virginia Henderson that
provides effective clinical setting practices of the nurses in the healthcare centre. With
the help of literature review the information regarding this needs theory are collected
that can eventually help the nurses to improve their clinical roles in the workplace.
According to this theoretical framework nurses have the ability to satisfy the patient
needs by delivering them an effective care service.it is analyzed that nursing profession
plays an inclusive function for assisting the patient in maintaining a wealthy life. As per
the theoretical approach if the nurses follows all the components of Basic Needs Theory
then they can preferably deliver an effective service for their patients
Aims
The primary motive of the journal of clinical nursing is to evaluate and promote the
development of knowledge regarding nursing practices. The article will help in
understanding the influence of Basic Human needs theory on the current standard

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practices of nursing (Ahtisham & Jacoline, 2015). The aim of the article are to evaluate
the application of Virginia Henderson theory into the clinical setting of nursing practices.
and also to focus on the impact of the theory in today's nursing environment . After
accessing several theorist views, it is analyzed that the opinion of Henderson is quite
effective for the nursing practices. Hence, it is one of the prospect that influences me to
choose the theory of Virginia Henderson for this context. apart from this, another reason
of choosing this Virginia Henderson theory is to understand the needs of the patient
and help the nursing professionals to provide proper care and treatment to the person
across the world (del Socorro Morales-Aguilar & Pardo-Vásquez, 2016). If I can learn
effectively on this theory then I can use my knowledge practically in the nursing
practices properly.
Methods
The evaluation of the human needs theory will help in analyzing its impact on current
practices which are followed in nursing care. This paper will help in reflecting and
analyzing Virginia Henderson's needs theory in the evaluation and influencing of the
present nursing practices. Literature review procedure has been conducted for this
study and this help in focusing on the impact of the Virginia Henderson theory on the
current environment nursing practices. Virginia Henderson was born in the Kansas City
of Missouri, and due to her working experience and theoretical perspective, she is
considered as the nightingale of the modern nursing procedures (Bernhofer, 2016).
By collecting the information by reviewing the literature it is evaluated that the Need
Theory of Virginia Henderson provided a positive impact on today's world nursing
practices (Dreher & Uribe, 2016). Thus it is necessary to learn about Virginia Henderson
theory as it helps the clinical experts to utilize it in improving the nursing process of their
healthcare centre. The information evaluated from the literature review procedure
shows that the Need Theory of Henderson emphasized on the significance of
enhancing patient independence so that they effectively progress after discharge from
the hospital (McCall, Caine & Phillips, 2019). According to this theory of Henderson,
nurses have the ability as well as the responsibility to categorize their activities so that

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they can fulfil human needs properly. The theorist Henderson describes that the nurses
have the role of helping a person, working with the person and doing for the person
(Bender, 2016). With the help of this role, they can easily influence a person to be
independent and do their own treatment without facing any difficulty.
The information gathered from the selected article demonstrates that the nursing
profession is a unique function that assists the patients in maintaining a wealthy and
healthy life. In current nursing practices, the theory generally contributes to the health
and its recovery so that an individual can gain strength in reducing the health issue
(Fernandes, Clares, Borges, Nóbrega & Freitas, 2019). As per the theory, Henderson
demonstrates nursing as a concept that assists an individual in following some steps
which help them to be fit in life and also influence them to reduce their health-related
problems. The methods that have been used for this study help in analyzing the role of
the Needs Theory in fulfilling the desires of the patient effectively by the nurses across
the world (Magano, 2016). With the help of the chosen method, the nurses can indicate
the importance of using this theory in their clinical practice for improving the overall
treatment procedure of their healthcare centre.
Discussion
Impact of theory for today's nursing practice
As per Henderson, the individual persons have basic and fundamental needs that are
considered as the vital components of health. It requires assistance for achieving health
as well as independence for gaining a peaceful health condition. Henderson critically
evaluated its concept of nursing to reveal the importance of increasing patient's
independence so that the progress does not get delayed after getting hospitalized
(Bernard, 2018).
She defined nursing as "The unique function of the nurses are to provide complete
assistance to individuals to enhance their health conditions and looking for its fast
recovery. The profession can help a sick person to improve their strength and make