Theory Guided Practice and Nursing
and interaction), followed by evaluating results (Thompson, 2017). Virginia Henderson’s Need Theory The Need Theory proposed by Henderson has been chosen taking the six conditions into account. The theorist’s ‘concept’ of nursing underlines the significance of increased patient autonomy to accelerate patient recovery following discharge. Nurse activities have been grouped into 14 elements on the basis of human needs. Nursing roles have been labeled as: “substitutive” (i.e., doing for patients), “supplementary” (assisting patients), and “complementary” (working together with patients); the overall aim is facilitating maximum possible patient autonomy. Henderson defines nursing as a unique role involving aiding people,… Continue Reading...
