"Nursing is therapeutic interpersonal process". This definition was stated by:

"Nursing is therapeutic interpersonal process". This definition was stated by:

• A. Hildegard Peplau
• B. Jean Watson
• C. Faye Glen Abdelah
• D. M. Rogers

Answer: (A)

Nursing as a therapeutic interpersonal process centers on the nurse–patient relationship as the vehicle for healing, with the nurse using communication and the therapeutic use of self to help patients meet health goals. This concept was developed by Hildegard Peplau, who framed nursing around the interpersonal connection between nurse and patient and described how this relationship can reduce anxiety, foster learning, and promote growth through distinct phases of interaction. Jean Watson emphasizes caring and a transpersonal relationship, Faye Glenn Abdellah focuses on solving patient problems through a set of nursing problems, and Rogers centers on the unitary human being and energy fields; among these, Peplau is the one who explicitly defined nursing as a therapeutic interpersonal process.

Nursing as a therapeutic interpersonal process centers on the nurse–patient relationship as the vehicle for healing, with the nurse using communication and the therapeutic use of self to help patients meet health goals. This concept was developed by Hildegard Peplau, who framed nursing around the interpersonal connection between nurse and patient and described how this relationship can reduce anxiety, foster learning, and promote growth through distinct phases of interaction. Jean Watson emphasizes caring and a transpersonal relationship, Faye Glenn Abdellah focuses on solving patient problems through a set of nursing problems, and Rogers centers on the unitary human being and energy fields; among these, Peplau is the one who explicitly defined nursing as a therapeutic interpersonal process.