Virginia Henderson, who took a temporary job caring for the wounded of World War I and ended up helping to elevate nursing into a respected independent profession as a renowned researcher ...

Third, it may be the gap between taught abstract nursing theory and its use in practice ... Our theory and evidence base is large because our role is large. In the words of Virginia Henderson: “The ...

Here, nursing began to use theory, evidence and research to apply, question, test and develop knowledge for practice. Virginia Henderson developed her needs-based definition of the unique function of ...

As for President Biden’s mandate, which applied only to Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, Henderson believed more needed to be done. "He hasn’t done it for everyone. He’s done ...