24 Facts About Hildegard Peplau

Hildegard E Peplau was an American nurse and the first published nursing theorist since Florence Nightingale.

Hildegard Peplau created the middle-range nursing theory of interpersonal relations, which helped to revolutionize the scholarly work of nurses.

Hildegard Peplau was the second daughter born of six children.

Hildegard Peplau wanted more out of life, and knew nursing was one of few career choices for women in her day.

Hildegard Peplau witnessed people jumping from windows in delirium caused by the flu.

Hildegard Peplau was the valedictorian of her evening high school class, graduating in 1928.

Hildegard Peplau began her career in nursing in 1931 as a graduate of the Pottstown Hospital School of Nursing in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Hildegard Peplau then worked as a staff nurse in Pennsylvania and New York City.

Hildegard Peplau held master's and doctoral degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Hildegard Peplau was certified in psychoanalysis by the William Alanson White Institute of New York City.

Dr Hildegard Peplau was a member of the faculty of the Rutgers College of Nursing now known as the Rutgers School of Nursing from 1954 to 1974.

At Rutgers, Hildegard Peplau created the first graduate level program for the preparation of clinical specialists in psychiatric nursing.

Hildegard Peplau was a prolific writer, and was well known for her presentations, speeches, and clinical training workshops.

Hildegard Peplau was a tireless advocate for advanced education for psychiatric nurses.

Hildegard Peplau was an advisor to the World Health Organization, and was a visiting professor at universities in Africa, Latin America, Belgium, and throughout the United States.

Hildegard Peplau served as president of the American Nurses Association from 1970 to 1972, and as second vice president from 1972 to 1974.

In 1944, Hildegard Peplau met an American army psychiatrist who was briefly stationed at the 312th Field Hospital in England.

Hildegard Peplau went on to raise their daughter as a single parent.

Hildegard Peplau rarely talked about the father to others, though she spoke highly of him shortly before her death.

Letitia Anne Hildegard Peplau was born in 1945, later grew up to become a psychology professor at UCLA, and an influential contributor to the scientific literature.

In 1999, Hildegard Peplau died peacefully in her sleep at her home in Sherman Oaks, California.

Publication took four additional years, mainly because Hildegard Peplau had authored a scholarly work without a coauthoring physician, which was unheard of for a nurse in the 1950s.

The essence of Hildegard Peplau's theory was creation of a shared experience between nurse and client, as opposed to the client passively receiving treatment.

Hildegard Peplau describes the six nursing roles that lead into the different phases:.