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HILDEGARD E. PEPLAU’SHILDEGARD E. PEPLAU’S
THEORY OF INTERPERSONALTHEORY OF INTERPERSONAL
RELATIONSRELATIONS
Prof.VIJAYREDDYProf.VIJAYREDDY
PhD Scholar, M.Sc (N),PGDHA,PGCDE.PhD Scholar, M.Sc (N),PGDHA,PGCDE.
INDIA.INDIA.
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How do you perceive your
understanding of the Interpersonal
Relation Theory
A. 30% or less
B. More than 30%
C. More than 50%
D. More than 70%
E. More than 90%
33
About the AuthorAbout the Author
• Born in 1909
• Graduated in 1931 from Diploma nursing
program
• BA in interpersonal psychology in 1943
• MA in psychiatric nursing 1947
• Ed.D in curriculum development 1953
• Certification in psychoanalysis for teachers
44
• Worked as president of ANA and Director of
advanced program in psychiatric nursing
• Worked with WHO, NIMH
• World war II – Army nurse corps in
psychiatric hospital
• First published nursing theorist in a century
since Nightingale
• Died in 1999
55
Contribution and achievementContribution and achievement
• Created the nursing middle range theory of
Interpersonal Relations
• Created nursing curriculum including nurse
patient interaction through process recording
• Transformed nursing from a group of skilled
workers to a profession
• Published book on Interpersonal Relations in
1952
66
• Contributed to mental health reform and laws
• Known as mother of psychiatric nursing
• Professor emeritus
• Ambassador for psychiatric education in
nursing
• Inspired generation of students
• Had powerful vision to move nursing forward
to a profession of respect
• Left a legacy of dignified and healing
relationship with patients
77
Development of the theoryDevelopment of the theory
• Work of Sullivan’s theory of Interpersonal
relations
• Concepts from other disciplines ( work of
Freud, Maslow, psychoanalytic model)
• Observation of existing nursing practice
88
• Analysis of interaction of students with
patients
• Study of nurse patient interaction
through process recording
• Experience in psychiatric field
• Own concept, values and beliefs about
nursing
99
Interpersonal RelationsInterpersonal Relations
TheoryTheory
Basic elements
• The patient
• The nurse
• The interaction between the patient
and the nurse
1010
DefinitionsDefinitions
Client/Patient
• Person, couple, groups or community
deserving of humane care with dignity,
privacy and ethics
Environment-
• Physiological, psychological and social
fluidity that may be illness, maintaining
or health promoting
1111
Health –
• Forward movement of personality and other
ongoing human process in the direction of
creative, constructive, personal and
community living
Nurse –
• The medium of the art of nursing, a
maturing force. The unique blend of ideals,
values, integrity, commitment to the well
being of others
1212
Nursing –
• Is an interpersonal process involving
interaction between two or more
persons with a common goal
• Nurse patient interaction is a
therapeutic process. It is a healing art
1313
AssumptionsAssumptions
• The kind of nurse each person becomes makes a
difference in what each client will learn as she or
he is nursed throughout his or her experiences
with illness
• Fostering personality development in the
direction of maturity is a function of nursing and
nursing education. It requires the use of
principles and method to deal with every day
interpersonal problem or difficulties
1414
• Since illness provides opportunity for
learning and growth, nursing can assist
clients to develop competencies through
nurse client interaction
• Nursing can take as its unique focus the
reactions of clients to the circumstance of
their illness or health problems
1515
• All human behavior is purposeful and goal
seeking in terms of feelings of satisfaction
• The interaction of nurse and client is fruitful
when a method of communication that identifies
and uses common meanings is at work in the
situation
• Difficulties in interpersonal relations occur in
varying intensities throughout the life of
everyone
1616
• Patient is able to participate in an
interpersonal relationship
• Interpersonal relations will enhance self
maturity and/or self fulfillment
1717
InteractionInteraction
Interaction is a phenomenon that occur
between people
1818
The outcome of interactionThe outcome of interaction
Positive Negative
• Understanding Misunderstanding
• Openness Closeness
• No fear & anxiety Fear & anxiety
1919
Factors influencing interactionFactors influencing interaction
Values, belief
culture, race,
experience,
expectation,
preconceived
ideas
Values, belief
culture, race,
experience,
expectation,
preconceived
ideas
I-P
relation
ship
2020
Interpersonal RelationsInterpersonal Relations
Through the interaction a connection
between people is established. Feelings
and behavior toward each other is
understood and accepted
2121
Key to Interpersonal RelationsKey to Interpersonal Relations
• Effective communication (verbal and
non verbal)
• Interpersonal skill
• Positive attitude
• Observation and perception
• Self scrutiny
2222
Peplau’s conceptual modelPeplau’s conceptual model
Nurse Nursing patient
Self
understanding
Uses concepts,
process, roles &
competencies
Learning
thinking,
anxiety
preconception
N – P
relations
Communic
ation
Pattern
integration
Develop self
understanding
,
independence
and self
identity
Learning
thinking,
anxiety
preconception
Environment – context of relationship
2323
Outcome of nurse patientOutcome of nurse patient
relationshiprelationship
• Both learn and grow from this experience
• Respect each other
• Empowerment of both nurse and patient
• Improves patient autonomy and maturity
• Anxiety is converted into purposeful
actions
2424
• Help patient to help themselves
• Guide patients towards healing
• Improved health outcome
• High satisfaction for both
• Healing and caring in less stressful
environment
• Increased sense of responsibility for self
2525
Interpersonal processInterpersonal process
Four phases
• Orientation – establishing relationship
• Identification – clarifying the problem
• Exploitation – selecting appropriate
approach to problem
and meeting needs
• Resolution – terminating the
relationship
2626
OrientationOrientation
• Get acquainted
• Preconceptions are worked through
• Parameters are established and met
• Early levels of trust is developed
• Roles begin to be understood
2727
IdentificationIdentification
•Client begins to identify problem to be
worked at within relationship
•Nurse helps the patient to recognize own
independent/participation roles and
promote responsibility for self
2828
ExploitationExploitation
• Clients’ trust of nurse reached full potential
• Client making full use of nursing services
• Solving immediate problem
• Identifying and orienting self to discharge
goals
2929
ResolutionResolution
• Final phase of nurse patient relationship
• Sense of security is found as patient has
less reliance and identification upon nurse
helper
• Client has increased self reliance to deal
with own problem
3030
Nurse’s roleNurse’s role
• Stranger
• Resource person
• Teacher
• Leader
• Counselor
• Advocate
• Additional roles
3131
Importance of InterpersonalImportance of Interpersonal
Relation TheoryRelation Theory
• Understanding of one’s own behavior
• Helping others identify felt difficulty
• Application of human relations to
problems at all level of experience
• Applicability in any nurse patient
relationship to meet patient needs
3232
Evaluation of the theoryEvaluation of the theory
• Concepts are clear, consistent and defined
easily understandable
• Simple in nature, logical , systematic way of
viewing nursing
• Consistent with nursing values and mission
• Holistic in nature
3333
• Descriptive middle range theory
• Can be used in any specialty and all
areas of relationship
• Can be learned with practice and easy to
use
• Contributes to nursing process
• Easily accessible to practitioners to
guide and improve practice
3434
Contemporary useContemporary use
• Translated into multiple languages
• Used by psychiatric nurses and advanced
nurse practitioners
• Has stood the test of time
• Used widely around the world
• Integrated to nursing practice and policy
development
• Give reference to research
3535

Peplau's Theory

  • 1.
    11 HILDEGARD E. PEPLAU’SHILDEGARDE. PEPLAU’S THEORY OF INTERPERSONALTHEORY OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSRELATIONS Prof.VIJAYREDDYProf.VIJAYREDDY PhD Scholar, M.Sc (N),PGDHA,PGCDE.PhD Scholar, M.Sc (N),PGDHA,PGCDE. INDIA.INDIA.
  • 2.
    22 How do youperceive your understanding of the Interpersonal Relation Theory A. 30% or less B. More than 30% C. More than 50% D. More than 70% E. More than 90%
  • 3.
    33 About the AuthorAboutthe Author • Born in 1909 • Graduated in 1931 from Diploma nursing program • BA in interpersonal psychology in 1943 • MA in psychiatric nursing 1947 • Ed.D in curriculum development 1953 • Certification in psychoanalysis for teachers
  • 4.
    44 • Worked aspresident of ANA and Director of advanced program in psychiatric nursing • Worked with WHO, NIMH • World war II – Army nurse corps in psychiatric hospital • First published nursing theorist in a century since Nightingale • Died in 1999
  • 5.
    55 Contribution and achievementContributionand achievement • Created the nursing middle range theory of Interpersonal Relations • Created nursing curriculum including nurse patient interaction through process recording • Transformed nursing from a group of skilled workers to a profession • Published book on Interpersonal Relations in 1952
  • 6.
    66 • Contributed tomental health reform and laws • Known as mother of psychiatric nursing • Professor emeritus • Ambassador for psychiatric education in nursing • Inspired generation of students • Had powerful vision to move nursing forward to a profession of respect • Left a legacy of dignified and healing relationship with patients
  • 7.
    77 Development of thetheoryDevelopment of the theory • Work of Sullivan’s theory of Interpersonal relations • Concepts from other disciplines ( work of Freud, Maslow, psychoanalytic model) • Observation of existing nursing practice
  • 8.
    88 • Analysis ofinteraction of students with patients • Study of nurse patient interaction through process recording • Experience in psychiatric field • Own concept, values and beliefs about nursing
  • 9.
    99 Interpersonal RelationsInterpersonal Relations TheoryTheory Basicelements • The patient • The nurse • The interaction between the patient and the nurse
  • 10.
    1010 DefinitionsDefinitions Client/Patient • Person, couple,groups or community deserving of humane care with dignity, privacy and ethics Environment- • Physiological, psychological and social fluidity that may be illness, maintaining or health promoting
  • 11.
    1111 Health – • Forwardmovement of personality and other ongoing human process in the direction of creative, constructive, personal and community living Nurse – • The medium of the art of nursing, a maturing force. The unique blend of ideals, values, integrity, commitment to the well being of others
  • 12.
    1212 Nursing – • Isan interpersonal process involving interaction between two or more persons with a common goal • Nurse patient interaction is a therapeutic process. It is a healing art
  • 13.
    1313 AssumptionsAssumptions • The kindof nurse each person becomes makes a difference in what each client will learn as she or he is nursed throughout his or her experiences with illness • Fostering personality development in the direction of maturity is a function of nursing and nursing education. It requires the use of principles and method to deal with every day interpersonal problem or difficulties
  • 14.
    1414 • Since illnessprovides opportunity for learning and growth, nursing can assist clients to develop competencies through nurse client interaction • Nursing can take as its unique focus the reactions of clients to the circumstance of their illness or health problems
  • 15.
    1515 • All humanbehavior is purposeful and goal seeking in terms of feelings of satisfaction • The interaction of nurse and client is fruitful when a method of communication that identifies and uses common meanings is at work in the situation • Difficulties in interpersonal relations occur in varying intensities throughout the life of everyone
  • 16.
    1616 • Patient isable to participate in an interpersonal relationship • Interpersonal relations will enhance self maturity and/or self fulfillment
  • 17.
    1717 InteractionInteraction Interaction is aphenomenon that occur between people
  • 18.
    1818 The outcome ofinteractionThe outcome of interaction Positive Negative • Understanding Misunderstanding • Openness Closeness • No fear & anxiety Fear & anxiety
  • 19.
    1919 Factors influencing interactionFactorsinfluencing interaction Values, belief culture, race, experience, expectation, preconceived ideas Values, belief culture, race, experience, expectation, preconceived ideas I-P relation ship
  • 20.
    2020 Interpersonal RelationsInterpersonal Relations Throughthe interaction a connection between people is established. Feelings and behavior toward each other is understood and accepted
  • 21.
    2121 Key to InterpersonalRelationsKey to Interpersonal Relations • Effective communication (verbal and non verbal) • Interpersonal skill • Positive attitude • Observation and perception • Self scrutiny
  • 22.
    2222 Peplau’s conceptual modelPeplau’sconceptual model Nurse Nursing patient Self understanding Uses concepts, process, roles & competencies Learning thinking, anxiety preconception N – P relations Communic ation Pattern integration Develop self understanding , independence and self identity Learning thinking, anxiety preconception Environment – context of relationship
  • 23.
    2323 Outcome of nursepatientOutcome of nurse patient relationshiprelationship • Both learn and grow from this experience • Respect each other • Empowerment of both nurse and patient • Improves patient autonomy and maturity • Anxiety is converted into purposeful actions
  • 24.
    2424 • Help patientto help themselves • Guide patients towards healing • Improved health outcome • High satisfaction for both • Healing and caring in less stressful environment • Increased sense of responsibility for self
  • 25.
    2525 Interpersonal processInterpersonal process Fourphases • Orientation – establishing relationship • Identification – clarifying the problem • Exploitation – selecting appropriate approach to problem and meeting needs • Resolution – terminating the relationship
  • 26.
    2626 OrientationOrientation • Get acquainted •Preconceptions are worked through • Parameters are established and met • Early levels of trust is developed • Roles begin to be understood
  • 27.
    2727 IdentificationIdentification •Client begins toidentify problem to be worked at within relationship •Nurse helps the patient to recognize own independent/participation roles and promote responsibility for self
  • 28.
    2828 ExploitationExploitation • Clients’ trustof nurse reached full potential • Client making full use of nursing services • Solving immediate problem • Identifying and orienting self to discharge goals
  • 29.
    2929 ResolutionResolution • Final phaseof nurse patient relationship • Sense of security is found as patient has less reliance and identification upon nurse helper • Client has increased self reliance to deal with own problem
  • 30.
    3030 Nurse’s roleNurse’s role •Stranger • Resource person • Teacher • Leader • Counselor • Advocate • Additional roles
  • 31.
    3131 Importance of InterpersonalImportanceof Interpersonal Relation TheoryRelation Theory • Understanding of one’s own behavior • Helping others identify felt difficulty • Application of human relations to problems at all level of experience • Applicability in any nurse patient relationship to meet patient needs
  • 32.
    3232 Evaluation of thetheoryEvaluation of the theory • Concepts are clear, consistent and defined easily understandable • Simple in nature, logical , systematic way of viewing nursing • Consistent with nursing values and mission • Holistic in nature
  • 33.
    3333 • Descriptive middlerange theory • Can be used in any specialty and all areas of relationship • Can be learned with practice and easy to use • Contributes to nursing process • Easily accessible to practitioners to guide and improve practice
  • 34.
    3434 Contemporary useContemporary use •Translated into multiple languages • Used by psychiatric nurses and advanced nurse practitioners • Has stood the test of time • Used widely around the world • Integrated to nursing practice and policy development • Give reference to research
  • 35.