Virginia Henderson - Nursing Theory Quiz

Virginia Henderson was born in:

• 1897

• 1910

• 1901

• 1890

Virginia Henderson is famously known as the:

• Mother of Public Health Nursing

• Modern Florence Nightingale

• Founder of Evidence-Based Practice

• Inventor of Nursing Diagnoses

Henderson completed her nursing education at:

• Johns Hopkins

• Yale University

• Harvard

• UCLA

In which year did Virginia Henderson publish her theory?

• 1955

• 1966

• 1974

• 1980

Henderson's definition of nursing was first published in:

• Principles and Practice of Nursing

• Nursing Outlook

• Code of Ethics

• Nursing Times

According to Henderson, the unique function of a nurse is to:

• Administer medication

• Follow physician orders

• Help the individual gain independence

• Perform diagnostic tests

Henderson defined nursing as helping the patient with activities they would do unaided if they had:

• Strength

• Health

• Permission

• Money

Which aspect is emphasized in Henderson's theory?

• Community education

• Total independence

• Hospital procedures

• Pharmacologic therapy

Henderson's definition focuses on:

• Disease classification

• Restorative care

• Assistance to health or peaceful death

• Supervision of staff

The nurse's role according to Henderson includes:

• Manager of care

• Physician's assistant

• Temporary substitute

• Billing analyst