Hildegard Peplau: Psychiatric Nurse of the Century

by Barbara J. Callaway PhD

Overview

"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 nursing profession."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826199935
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/01/2000
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	488
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Barbara Callaway, PhD, is Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	Author's Note	ix
	Introduction: A Life of Significance	1
1	An American Childhood	7
2	Becoming a Nurse	35
3	A Nurse Goes to College	65
4	World War II: Coming Into Her Own	95
5	Transitions	126
6	Graduate Studies and Motherhood Too	144
7	Teachers College: Beginning a Career	167
8	Academic Nightmare: A Career in Crisis	192
9	Rutgers: "A Formidable Woman"	223
10	Summers on the Road	258
11	Rutgers: The Traveling Years	294
12	Vision of a Profession	317
13	ANA: The Professional Challenge	343
14	ANA: The Professional Nightmare	364
15	Retirement: "Psychiatric Nurse of the Century"	396
16	Conclusion: "Well Done"	440
	Selected Publications of Hildegard Peplau	449
	Index	453

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"This rich portrayal of the complexities of her life...will be of interest to students of womens history, to students of the history of nursing, and indeed to all women who have struggled in American society to meet the challenges posed by inherently sexist norms.
--from the foreword by Grayce M. Sills, PhD, RN, FAAN

"It is a rare treat...a wonderfully human story about a towering figure of mid-twentieth century nursing."
--Patricia DAntonio, RN, PhD, Editor, Nursing History Review

Editorial Reviews

"This rich portrayal of the complexities of her life...will be of interest to students of womens history, to students of the history of nursing, and indeed to all women who have struggled in American society to meet the challenges posed by inherently sexist norms.—from the foreword by Grayce M. Sills, PhD, RN, FAAN"It is a rare treat...a wonderfully human story about a towering figure of mid-twentieth century nursing."—Patricia DAntonio, RN, PhD, Editor, Nursing History Review

"This rich portrayal of the complexities of her life...will be of interest to students of womens history, to students of the history of nursing, and indeed to all women who have struggled in American society to meet the challenges posed by inherently sexist norms.—from the foreword by Grayce M. Sills, PhD, RN, FAAN"It is a rare treat...a wonderfully human story about a towering figure of mid-twentieth century nursing."—Patricia DAntonio, RN, PhD, Editor, Nursing History Review

From the Publisher