Interpersonal competencies of nurses are key to assisting patients in the work necessary for regaining health and well-being. Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations is detailed, and examples are given of the three phases which occur in developing nurse-patient relationships, along with associated challenges.
American Nurses Association . (1995). Nursing's social policy statement. Washington, DC: Author.
2.
Brooten, D. , Naylor, M., York, R.Brown, L., Roncoli, M., Hollingsworth, A., Cohen, S., Arnold, L., Finkler, S., Munro, B., & Jacobsen, B. (1995). Effects of nurse specialist transitional care on patient outcomes and costs: Results of five randomized trials. The American Journal of Managed Care, 1(1), 45-51.
3.
Deatrick, J. A , Fetham, S. L., Hayman, L., & Perkins, M. (1993). Development of a model to guide advanced practice in family nursing. In S. L. Fetham, S. B. Meister, J. Bell, & C. L. Gilliss (Eds.), The nursing of families (pp. 147-154.) Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
4.
Drucker, P. F. (1994). The age of social transformation. The Atlantic Monthly, 274(5), 53-80.
5.
Field, W. E., Jr. (1978). The psychotherapy of Hildegard E. Peplau. New Braunfels, TX: PSF Corporation.
6.
Forchuk, C. (1994). Preconceptions in the nurse-client relationship. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 1, 145-149.
7.
Forchuk, C. (1995). Uniqueness in the nurse-client relationship. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 9(1), 34-39.
8.
Helgeson, S. (1995). Power to the frontlines: Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. Revolution: The Journal of Nurse Empowerment, 5(4), 36-38, 77.
9.
Josselson, R. (1996). The space between us: Exploring the dimensions of human relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
10.
Leary, M.R. , & Kowalski, R. (1995) Social anxiety. New York: Guilford Press.
11.
Lyons, R. F. , Sullivan, M. J., Ritva, P. G., & Coyne, J. C. (Eds.). (1995). Relationships in chronic illness and disability. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
12.
Moos, R. H , & Tsu, V. D. (1977). The crises in physical illness. In R. H. Moos (Ed.), Coping with physical illness (pp. 3-21). New York: Plenum.
13.
Naylor, M. D (1990). Comprehensive discharge planning for hospitalized elderly: A pilot study. Nursing Research, 39(3), 156-161.
14.
O'Toole, A. W. , & Welt, S. R. (Eds.). (1994). Hildegard E. Peplau: Selected works, Interpersonal theory in nursing. London: Macmillan Press Ltd.
15.
Peplau, H. E. (1964). Professional and social behavior: Some differences worth the notice of professional nurses. Quarterly Magazine (Columbia University Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association)59 (4), 23-33.
16.
Peplau, H. E. (1988). Interpersonal relations in nursing. London: Macmillan Education Ltd.
17.
Pierce, A. G. (1995). The complex nature of stress, coping, and adaptation. Nursing Leadership Forum, 1(3), 84-89.
18.
Reynolds, W. M. , & Cormack, D. (Eds.). (1990). Psychiatric and mental health nursing. London: Chapman Hall.
19.
Rifkin, J. (1995). The end of work. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
20.
Tanner, C. , Benner, P., Chesla, C., & Gordon, D. (1993). The phenomenology of knowing the patient. Image: Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 25(4), 273-280.
