A nurse who is considering theories that guide the practice of psychiatric nursing wants to base her interactions with patients on the theory of interpersonal relations. Whose works might she consult in order to learn more?
1. Hilda Peplau
2. Karl Menninger
3. William Stokes
4. Florence Nightingale
Answer: 1
Explanation: Peplau's work on interpersonal relations and anxiety became foundational to nursing practice in general, and psychiatric-mental health nursing in particular. Karl Menninger worked to reform and reorganize psychiatry. William Stokes promoted moral therapy. Nightingale created a model for training nurses.
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