Hildegard Elizabeth Peplau's Interpersonal Relations Theory

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Interpersonal relations Theory Mirelle Avila Universidad del Turabo Theoretical Foundations of the Advance Practice Nurse nur 500 Juan Ramirez September 23, 2015 Running head: 1 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS THEORY 1

Interpersonal relations Theory “Somewhere, somehow, at some time in the past, courageous nurses determined these skills, learned them, fought for the right to uses them, and refined them to other nurses. 2 All nurses have an obligation to remember that part of nursing’s past, and to keep their own skills in pace with new opportunities for nursing into the next century”. 3 Hildegard Peplau, Nursing theorist.

4 Hildegard Elizabeth Peplau (September 1, 1909-March,

1999) was an American nurse who is the only to serve the American Nurses Association (ANA) as Executive Director and later as President. She became the first published nursing theorist since Florence Nightingale.

Peplau was well-known for her Theory of Interpersonal Relations, which helped to revolutionize the scholarly work of nurses. Her achievement are valued by nurses all over the world and became known to many as the “Mother of Psychiatric Nursing” and the “Nurse of the Century”.

Peplau was born on September 1, 1909.She was raised in Reading, Pennsylvania by her parents of German descent. With her young age, Peplau’s eagerness to grow beyond traditional woman’s role was precise. She considers nursing was one of few carrier choices by women during her time.

In 1931, she graduated in Pottstown, Pennsylvania School of Nursing.

Peplau earned a Bachelor’s degree in interpersonal psychology in 1943 at Bennington College in Vermont. 5 She studied psychological issues in Maryland and held master’s and a doctoral degrees from Teachers Colleague, Columbia University in 1947.

4 She served in the Army Nurse Corps and was assigned to 312th Field Station Hospital from 1943-1945 in England, when the American School of Military Psychiatric was located.

Peplau was certified in psychoanalysis by William Alanson White Institute of New York City. 6 In the early 1950 she develop and taught the first classes for graduated psychiatric nursing students at the Teachers College. 4 Peplau was a member of the faculty of the College of Nursing at Rutgers University from 1954 until her retirement in 1974.She was a professor emerita at the said university.

7 In 1952, Peplau published her Theory of Interpersonal Relations. 4 Her theory emphasized the nurse-client relationship as the foundation of nursing practice. It gave emphasis on the give -and –take-nurse client relationship that was seen by many and revolutionary. 8 Peplau went on to form an interpersonal model emphasizing the need for a partnership between nurse and client as opposed to the client passively receiving treatment and the nurse passively acting out doctor’s

orders.