Hildegard peplau biography and worksheet
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Hildegard Peplau
Hildegard Peplau was the first published nursing theorist of the 20th century and the first since Florence Nightingale published her book, Notes on Nursing, in 1859.
Hildegard peplau biography and worksheet
Even though Peplau was a psychiatric nurse, her Theory of Interpersonal Relations can be used in almost any nursing practice.
Early Life
Hildegard Elisabeth Peplau was born on September 1, 1909 in Reading, Pennsylvania.Her parents, Gustav and Oltylie Elgert Peplau, were immigrants who were born in a German territory of Poland but did not meet until they came to the United States. Her father was a fireman with the Reading Railroad and as an uneducated immigrant was very proud to have that job.
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Her mother was a hardworking homemaker and helped with the family finances by cleaning other houses, working at a shirt factory and selling baked goods. Hilda, as she was called, was the second of six children and was always very independent.
She was still a child during the 1918 influenza epidemic, but she