ARTICLE: PDF OnlyVirginia Henderson Theorist, prophet, poetFulton, Janet Schwartz RN, MSN Author Information Doctoral Student The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Advances in Nursing Science: October 1987 - Volume 10 - Issue 1 - p 1-9 Buy Abstract This article addresses the contributions of Virginia Henderson to the metaparadigm of nursing. The focus is discovery. The aesthetic characteristics of her works are highlighted by translating selected thoughts into poetry. © 1987 Aspen Publishers, Inc.