title: Explorations in body image care: Peplau and practice knowledge.
abstract: Practitioners in mental health care have long utilized the work of Hildegard Peplau, both for nursing discourse and for practice. At a time when the role of theory in practice is once more being debated, and when theories are being applied in new contexts, this paper examines the contribution that Peplau's work may have to offer altered body image nursing care. A case study is used to highlight concepts in practice, the paper examining the ways in which Peplau's Theory of Interpersonal Relations complement the other elements of practice knowledge that the nurse uses to assist patients and lay carers alike.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Nursing Institute, London.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009742:Nursing Theory; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*