Paplau's Interperonal Theory

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Peplau’s Interpersonal Theory
Introduction
Hildegard Peplau, a nursing theorist, has helped mold psychiatric nursing based on available theories at that time: psychoanalytic theory, principles of social learning, and concepts of human motivation and personality development (Blais & Hayes, 2011). Peplau was known for her therapeutic nurse-client relationship and the roles of the nurse in that therapeutic relationship. One of her main focuses was on the therapeutic use of one’s self in that nurse-client relationship which focuses on the needs, feelings, experiences, and ideas of only that patient (Videbeck, 2011). Today, this central theme of the relationship between the nurse and client remains a crucial and relevant component in psychiatric and mental health settings (Jones & Minarik, 2012).
Relationship between Nursing Process and Peplau’s Model
Peplau’s key concept focuses around the therapeutic nurse-client relationship which develops through overlapping and interlocking phases of orientation, working, and resolution through which the nurse-client relationship evolves throughout the patient’s healing process (Blais & Hayes, 2011). Peplau’s therapeutic nurse-client relationship phases and the nursing process goes hand in hand. The nursing process of assessing applies to Peplau’s orientation phase of gathering data, actively listening, building trust, and reducing any anxiety (Videbeck, 2011). This takes place in the beginning of the therapeutic relationship and it differs from other patient relationships because it focuses on only the needs of the patient (Videbeck, 2011). The nurse is responsible for setting the parameters of the meetings and then providing the client with direction. During this phase, the nurse and patient develop a trusting relationship (Videbeck, 2011). This second phase, the working pahse, is where the patient works with the

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