Professional Roles and Values Task 1; RGP 0917

Professional Roles and Values Task 1; RGP 0917 A. Nursing Theory A nursing theory I identify with is Hildegard Peplaus theory of interpersonal relations. Her theory is focused on the nurse-patient relationship and the stages of this relationship. I feel the nurse-patient relationship is one of the most important aspects in psychiatric care as the nurse must assess the patient through communication almost exclusively.

A1. Excellent Nursing Practices Similar to the nursing process, Peplaus theory has a systematic flow from meeting the patient to ending the nurse-patient relationship. Peplaus theory has four phases. The first is the orientation phase, where the nurse and patient first meet. The second phase is the identification...