Hildegard Peplau : psychiatric nurse of the century / Barbara J. Callaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Callaway, Barbara J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric nurses--United States--Biography.

Psychiatric nurses.

Peplau, Hildegard E.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (483 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Psychiatric nurse of the century

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hildegard Peplau's 50-year career in nursing left an indelible stamp on the profession of nursing, and on the lives of the mentally ill in this country. She wore many hats -- founder of modern psychiatric nursing, innovative educator, advocate for the mentally ill, proponent of advanced education for nurses, Executive Director and then President of the American Nurses Association, and prolific author. She raised her daughter as a single parent while pursuing an ambitious professional path. Her determined manner often aroused controversy which never deterred her commitment to advancing the nurs

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Author's Note; Introduction: A Life of Significance; 1 An American Childhood; 2 Becoming a Nurse; 3 A Nurse Goes to College; 4 World War II: Coming Into Her Own; 5 Transitions; 6 Graduate Studies and Motherhood Too; 7 Teachers College: Beginning a Career; 8 Academic Nightmare: A Career in Crisis; 9 Rutgers: "A Formidable Woman"; 10 Summers on the Road; 11 Rutgers: The Traveling Years; 12 Vision of a Profession; 13 ANA: The Professional Challenge; 14 ANA: The Professional Nightmare; 15 Retirement: "Psychiatric Nurse of the Century"; 16 Conclusion: "Well Done"

Selected Publications of Hildegard PeplauIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 449-452) and index.

ISBN:

0-8261-9765-5

OCLC:

476263231