Question

Chose one of the following nursing theorists:

•           Henderson

•           Orem

•           Peplau

Write a brief biography of your chosen nursing theorist (200 words)

Answer 1

●Hildegard Peplau

Peplau was an american nurse born on 1 september 1909 in pennsylvania. She was the first published nursing theorist. Peplau was a highly ambitious women, she wants to grow more than a normal women and she choosed nursing as her career. In 1918 she wittnessed the epedemic flu, which gave her a picture of how the diseases affect peoples life and family . From tha

Career

Peplau started her career in nursing as a graduate of pottstown hospital school of nursing in pottstown in 1931. Then she worked as a staff nurse in pennsylvania and new york. In 1943 she acheived bachelors degree in interpersonal psycology. From 1943 to 1945 she worked in army nurse corps, 312th field station hospital in england where american school of military psychiatry located.

Peplau obtaines mastees and doctrate degree from teachers college, columbia. In 1950 she taught her first class for graduate psychatric nursing students at teachers college.

She showed excellent skill in writing ,presentations, speeches and workshops. In 1950s _ 1960s she conducted workshops for nurses in united state. In these workshops she taught interviewing techniques and about individual, family and group therapy. peplau worked with WHO as an advisor. She engaged in various government policies. She was selected as the president of american nurses assosiation from 1970 to 1972 and vice president from 1972 to 1974. After the retirement she worked as a guest professor in university of leuvan in belgium 1975 to 1976

She died on march 17,1999 in sherman oaks california.

Some of her works include:

▪Interpersonal relations in nursing

▪Interpersonal theory in nursing practice

▪Basic principle of patient counselling

▪Psychotherapeutic statergies

Peplau models

Stranger role, resource role, teaching role,counselling role, surrogate role,leader ship role.