Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations

A Case Study

Wasaya, Farah MScN
Shah, Qamraiz MScN
Shaheen, Aziza MScN
Carroll, Karen RN; PhD

¹School of Nursing and Midwifery, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, SD, Pakistan
²Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

Karen Carroll, RN; PhD, Director of Nursing Informatics & Innovation, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, 225 East Chicago, Box #47, Chicago, IL 60611-2991, USA. Email: [email protected]

Nursing Science Quarterly 34(4):p 368-371, October 2021. | DOI: 10.1177/08943184211031573

Theoretical frameworks offer guiding principles to guide nursing practice on well-defined nursing knowledge. Peplau’s theory of interpersonal relationship empowers nurses in their work for regaining health and well-being for people. Understanding the theory and the connectedness that arises from this theory provides a structure for nurse-patient relations, even working through a language barrier as evidenced by the case scenario detailed in this article.