Henderson's Fourteen Components of Basic Nursing Care
Fourteen everyday activities — breathing, eating, sleeping, praying, playing — that a nurse helps a person do until they can do them again.
What this unit covers
Unit 5: Basic Human Needs and the Nursing Process
- 1 Maslow's Hierarchy of NeedsA man who cannot breathe does not care about his self-esteem. Maslow explains why, and nurses use it to set priorities. · 10 min
- 2 Henderson's Fourteen Components of Basic Nursing CareFourteen everyday activities — breathing, eating, sleeping, praying, playing — that a nurse helps a person do until they can do them again. · 10 min
- 3 The Nursing ProcessFive steps that turn kindness into a plan, and a plan into proof that the care worked. · 10 min
- 4 Nursing Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis and Goal SettingHow to collect the right facts, name the real problem and write a goal you can actually measure. · 10 min