17 Questions
Which phase of Peplau's theory of interpersonal relations involves the termination of the professional relationship?
Resolution Phase
During which phase of Peplau's theory does the nurse help the patient express their feelings?
Working Phase
Which role does the nurse assume when they act on the client's behalf as an advocate?
Surrogate
Which role does the nurse assume when they provide specific information needed in understanding a problem or situation?
Resource Person
Which role does the nurse assume when they help the client assume maximum responsibility for meeting treatment goals in a mutually satisfying way?
Leader
Which additional role does the nurse assume when they act as a technical expert?
Consultant
Which additional role does the nurse assume when they act as a safety agent?
Safety agent
Which additional role does the nurse assume when they act as a mediator?
Mediator
Which of the following is considered a significant therapeutic interpersonal process?
Nursing
Which of the following is a major assumption about a developing organism?
Person
What is the definition of health?
The direction of creative, constructive, personal and community living
What tools are utilized by nursing?
Observation, communication, and recording
What do the interpersonal theory and nursing process both focus on?
Therapeutic relationship
What is the purpose of the nurse and patient collaborating in the nursing process?
To meet the patient's needs
What is the definition of environment?
Existing forces outside the organism
What does the word symbol 'health' imply?
Forward movement of personality and other ongoing human processes
What is the definition of person?
A developing organism that tries to reduce anxiety caused by needs
Study Notes
Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations
- The resolution phase involves the termination of the professional relationship.
Nurse's Roles
- The strategist role is assumed when the nurse acts on the client's behalf as an advocate.
- The teacher role is assumed when the nurse provides specific information needed in understanding a problem or situation.
- The counselor role is assumed when the nurse helps the client assume maximum responsibility for meeting treatment goals in a mutually satisfying way.
- The resource person role is assumed when the nurse acts as a technical expert.
- The surrogate role is assumed when the nurse acts as a safety agent.
- The mediator role is assumed when the nurse acts as a mediator.
Interpersonal Process and Nursing Process
- The significant therapeutic interpersonal process is the interaction between the nurse and the client.
Nursing Assumptions and Definitions
- A major assumption about a developing organism is that it progresses from immature to mature.
- Health is defined as a dynamic pattern of functioning.
- Nursing utilizes multiple tools, including people, environment, and health.
- The interpersonal theory and nursing process both focus on the interaction between the nurse and the client.
- The purpose of the nurse and patient collaborating in the nursing process is to achieve mutually satisfying goals.
- The environment is defined as all internal and external factors that affect the client.
- The symbol 'health' implies a positive, dynamic, and optimal state of being.
- A person is defined as an organism that progresses from immature to mature.
Test your knowledge of Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations with this quiz! Explore the different phases of the theory, including the Orientation Phase, Working Phase, and Exploitation Phase. Discover how nurses and patients interact and build a therapeutic relationship based on trust and communication.
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