Which of the following publications presented the first theoretical framework for the practice of psychiatric care?
a. Interpersonal Relations in Nursing
b. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
c. The Dynamic Nurse-Patient Relationship
d. The Future of Nursing
A
Hildegard Peplau published Interpersonal Relations in Nursing. This book served as the first theoretical framework for the practice of psychiatric nursing. Peplau's framework focused on the interaction between nurse and client. She identified three phases of the relationship: introductory, working, and termination phases.
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