DOI: 10.26634/jnur.13.3.20147 ISSN: 2231-4504

Forging a unified path: A comparative analysis of hildegard E. Peplau's theory of interpersonal relationships in nursing and Joyce Travelbee's Human-to-Human model

Karim Dhanani Kiran
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Business and International Management
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The Human-to-Human Model by Joyce Travelbee and the Theory of Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing by Hildegard E. Peplau, two well-known nursing theorists, have both made substantial contributions to nursing theory. This comparative analysis aims to investigate the fundamental ideas and distinctive viewpoints of these two models, emphasizing the points of similarity and divergence and the possibilities for synthesis and integration. Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relationships in Nursing emphasizes the development of nurse-patient relationships through phases of orientation, identification, exploitation, and resolution. On the other hand, the foundation of Travelbee's Human-to-Human Model is the notion that the nurse-patient relationship is a dynamic, mutual process in which both sides are vulnerable and strive to minimize suffering. In order to provide an analysis of the theoretical foundations and practical implications of both theories in modern nursing practice, this examination explores the historical background and fundamental ideas of each theory. Some differences are also highlighted by the comparison, most notably in the way that the nurse's position is emphasized, how the nurse-patient connection develops, and how suffering is conceptualized.

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