INTERPERSONAL NURSING THEORY

Running head: INTERPERSONAL NURSING THEORY







Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Nursing Theory

















Hildegard Peplau: Interpersonal Nursing Theory
Introduction
Nursing theories are critical to the survival of nursing as a scholarly discipline. The second half of the 20th century brought forth a new wave of nurses as professionals. Hildegard Peplau was an integral part of the shift in nursing from a vocation to a profession. With the 1952 publication of her book, Interpersonal Relations in Nursing, Dr. Peplau single-handedly revolutionized the nurse-patient relationship. Her dedication to theory-based practice was advantageous to the patient because it afforded an orderly, educated structure to the practice of nursing. The purpose of this paper is to introduce Hildegard Peplau and to explore the importance of her interpersonal nursing theory as it relates to the nursing process today.
Summation of the Theory
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