Interactionist theories have focused on the interactions and relationships established through effective communication between nurses and their clients to meet the client's needs (Thorne, 2012, pp. 70). One of the theorists who contributed many discoveries and works to this theory is Hildegard Peplau. According to Forchuk (2007), she was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on September 1, 1909. After graduating from the Pennsylvania Hospital School of Nursing, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Psychology and a Master of Arts in Nursing psychiatric nurses where her work led to the development of psychiatric nursing (Forchuk, 2007). Additionally, she wrote her own book, "Interpersonal Relations in Nursing" (1952), in which she provided "a framework for the practice of psychiatric nursing that would bring about a paradigm shift in this area of ​​nursing" (Peden , 2001, pp. 59). Additionally, since she did not have a co-author, she was widely credited with transforming nursing from a group of skilled workers into a distinct profession (Forchuk, 2007). Aside from the incredible feat of experience and credentials, she also earned a doctorate in education in curriculum development (Forchuk, 2007). This resulted in nursing education that contained psychiatric and psychological educational experiences (Peden, 2001, pp. 59). His interpersonal theory has been universally integrated into nursing education and nurses have applied this theory according to their scope of practice. It is important to understand how Hildegard Peplau's interpersonal theory was developed and how it has been used in order to understand how it is designed to support nursing practice. Hildegard Peplau's experience with psychiatric complications led her to want to change nursing education and practice.... .. middle of document ......c & Mental Health Nursing, 5( 3), 193-196. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2850.1998.00129.xMcIntyre, M. & McDonald, C. (2014). Nursing philosophies, theories, concepts, frameworks and models. In Koizer, B., Erb, G., Breman, A., Snyder, S., Buck, M., Yiu, L. and Stamler, L. (eds.), Fundamentals of Canadian nursing (3rd ed.). (pp. 59-74). Toronto, Canada: Pearson. Peden, A.R., (2001). Hildegard E. Peplau's Process of Developing Practice-Based Theories and Its Applications. In Parker, M. (ed.). Nursing theories and nursing practice (2nd ed.). (pp. 58-69). Retrieved from http://taskurun.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/nursing_theories_and_nursing_practice__second_edition.pdfThorne, S. (2010). Theoretical foundation of nursing practice. In PA, Potter, AG Perry, JC, Ross-Kerr & MJ Wood (eds.), Canadian Foundations of Nursing (4th revised ed.). (pp. 63-73). Toronto, Ontario: Elsevier.