Psychiatric Nurse Hildegard Peplau

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This paper explains that Hildegard Peplau transcended her traditional role as a nurse to show her superiors---male doctors---what was needed and what was lacking in the field of psychiatric nursing. The author describes Peplau's evolutionary theory of interpersonal relations between the psychiatric nurse and her patient, which encouraged nurses to discover their own competencies in seeking out what was healthy in the psychiatric patient. The paper relates that she was devoted to psychiatric nursing education, served on training committees of the National Institute of Mental Health and contributed to the development of policies for funding through the advisory boards of other governmental agencies.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Historical Background
Theory Development
Applications
Conclusion and Summary

From the Paper:

"Hildegard Peplau's career was grounded on a scholarly quest for knowledge and an overwhelming interest in the development of a theory upon which clinical actions could be undertaken. Her teaching was based on the acquisition of knowledge of established theory and the systematic development of theoretical concepts and processes from clinical observations, which could lead to the development of a nursing theory. She focused her specialty field on her pursuit of knowledge but was not limited to it. Her basic preoccupation was education."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Callaway, B. (1999). In Memoriam. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Nursing. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
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