The nurse-patient relationship as described by Hildegard Peplau

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Hildegard Peplau offers the best-known nursing model for the study of interpersonal relationships in health care. Her model describes how the nurse-patient relationship can facilitate the identification and accomplishment of therapeutic goals to enhance patient and family well-being. In contemporary practice, Peplau's framework is more applicable today in longer term relationships, and in settings such as rehabilitation centers, long-term care, and nursing homes. Despite the brevity of the alliances in acute care settings, basic principles of being a participant observer in the relationship, building rapport, developing a working partnership, and terminating a relationship remain relevant.

The Nurse-Patient Relationship as Described by Hildegard Peplau