Joyce Travelbee

 

Life Story

A psychiatric nurse, educator and writer born in 1926.

 

Education

         1956, she completed her BSN degree at Louisiana State University

        1959, she completed her Master of Science Degree in Nursing at Yale University

 

 Working Experiences 

         1952, Psychiatric Nursing Instructor at Depaul Hospital Affilliate School, New Orleans.

        Also she taught at Charity Hospital School of Nursing in Louisiana State University, New York University and University of Mississippi.

        1970, the Project Director of Graduate Education at Louisiana State University School of Nursing until her death.

 

 Publications

        1963, started to publish articles and journals in nursing.

        1966 and 1971, publication of her first book entitled Interpersonal Aspects of Nursing. She explains “human-to-human relationship is the means through which the purpose of nursing is fulfilled” 

        1969, she published her second book Intervention in Psychiatric Nursing: Process in the One-to-One Relationship.

        1973, she started Doctoral program in Florida. Unfortunately, she was not able to finish it because she died later that year. She passed away at the prime age of 47 after a brief sickness.

 

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