Which action by the psychiatric-mental health nurse best indicates use of Hildegard Peplau's nursing theory when caring for a patient with mental illness?
1. Establishing a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship
2. Assessing patient interactions with the environment
3. Intervening to enhance the patient's abilities to perform self-care
4. Evaluating the effectiveness of the patient's coping and adaptation skills
Answer: 1
Explanation: Peplau conceptualized the one-to-one nurse-patient relationship as one in which the patient can accomplish developmental tasks and practice healthy behaviors. This relationship is best known as the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship. While the additional answer choices are appropriate interventions for the psychiatric-mental health nurse, they do not best represent Hildegard Peplau's nursing theory.
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