Hildegard E. Peplau

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Hildegard E. Peplau

• Interpersonal Relations in Nursing -- 1952
• Pre-reading Questions
• Johnson, B. Webber, P. (2005). An Introduction
  to Theory and Reasoning in Nursing, pp. 128-131.
  Philadelphia Lippincott Williams Wilkins.

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• The reading passage is about a theory of nursing
  and the nurse who developed the theory. It is an
  interpersonal theory, which means that the nurse
  and the patient work together as a team. Consider
  the following questions.

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• Have you ever been confined in a hospital or
  have you visited someone who was? What did you
  observe the role of the nurse to be?

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• If you are hospitalized, what kind of nurse
  would you like to have? What should the nurses
  role be?

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• Open the text Hildegard E. Peplau
  Interpersonal Relations in Nursing--1952. Look
  quickly through the text to see how it is
  arranged. Is there a title? Are there sub-titles
  introducing the sections and if so, what are
  they? Is there a list? Is there a bibliography?

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• Quickly find the list of six items. What are
  the six items in the list?

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• Before beginning to read, study the questions on
  the next slide. As you read, look for the answers
  to these questions.

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• In what subjects did Peplau receive her Masters
  degree and her doctorate?
• In what way was Peplaus career both practical
  and theoretical?
• In what way was her book Interpersonal Relations
  in Nursing (1952) unique?
• Was the impact of her work limited to psychiatric
  nursing?
• How did Peplaus theory change nursings view of
  the role of the patient?
• What are the three phases in the nurse-patient
  relationship process?
• What are some of the roles of the nurse,
  according to Peplaus theory?
• Explain how the nurse moves through the three
  phases and assumes the various roles.
• Briefly describe the influence of Peplaus theory.

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• Now read the text through to the end.