Hildegard Peplau
Discussion and Practical Application of Interpersonal Relations in Nursing Theory
Hildegard Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations in Nursing, published in 1952, emerged before the thrust of nursing theory development. Educationally, nursing students were discouraged from theoretical learning. Nursing was not considered a profession in 1952. Rather, nurses were viewed as physician helpers, being called upon based on the physician’s assessment of the patient’s condition and the assistance deemed appropriate. Publication of Peplau’s book was delayed for four years due to concern that it was unacceptable for a nurse publish a book without a physician co-author (Vandemark, 2006).
Conversely, modern nursing practice includes specific goals, consumer advocacy and independent function. Is a theory, developed half a century ago, valid and practical in modern nursing? Does Peplau’s theory, developed with a psychiatric setting in mind, transcend to other specialties of nursing or......
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