When Virginia Henderson is credited with publishing the first definition of nursing as "to attend the functional needs of patients" in a text from 1955, but this definition of nursing was really given by her coauthor, Bertha Harmer, in a 1925 text, what is occurring?
A) The later citation of the definition is not credited to Henderson.
B) The credit is mistakenly given to Harmer for the definition.
C) The text by Henderson does not involve the work of Harmer.
D) The prior work of Harmer is not being properly honored.

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The prior work of Harmer is not being properly honored because the definition originally given by Harmer in 1925 is being attributed to Henderson in 1955.

When Virginia Henderson Is Credited with Publishing the First Definition