Hildegard Peplau: Psychiatric Nurse of the Century
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0826138829 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Read this book" according to W. Danna. To understand Peplau's theory of interpersonal relationships, I decided to read this book. Since Peplau was a detail person and kept all kinds of records, this book is filled with fascinating stories of her life.Through her stories pictures emerge of who Peplau was, the state of nursing in the first half of the century and the importance of her theory for nursing. One of her goals was to change nursing from a job to a profession. Early on, there was no set curriculum for nursing. The stories you will rea. Has to be one of the best biographies I've read, yet so much more Well-written, the author pulls no punches, which makes for interesting reading. Dr. Peplau was so very far ahead of her time; nursing has yet to meet the goals she outlined as far back as 50 years ago. Herein, her personal and professional life are superbly rendered, not the least because the subject herself was a prolific correspondent and note-taker. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, while it also caused me to contemplate and rue the tenacity of the forces (professionalism and higher education vs. a dete. The first real super nurse Complex story,reads like a novel.very well researched. All psychiatric nurses are lucky that she was there to blaze the trail.she designed the model for the clinical nurse specialist, the expert at the bedside.
Hildegard Peplau's 50-year career in nursing left an indelible stamp on the profession of nursing, and on the lives of the mentally ill in this country.She wore many hats -- founder of modern psychiatric nursing, innovative educator, advocate for the mentally ill, proponent of advanced education for nurses, Executive Director and then President of the American Nurses Association, and prolific author.She raised her daughter as a single parent while pursuing an ambitious professional path.Her determined manner often aroused controversy which never deterred her commitment to advancing the nursing profession.
Sills, PhD, RN, FAAN"It is a rare treata wonderfully human story about a towering figure of mid-twentieth century nursing." --Patricia D’Antonio, RN, PhD, Editor, Nursing History Review. "this rich portrayal of the complexities of her lifewill be of interest to students of women’s history, to students of the history of nursing, and indeed to all women who have struggled in American society to meet the challenges posed by inherently sexist norms." --from the foreword by Grayce M