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TFN Travelbee Final
TFN Travelbee Final
(1926-1973)
CREDENTIALS
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She was a psychiatric nurse, educator, and a writer
born in 1926.
1956 – completed her BSN degree at Louisiana State
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University.
1959 – completed her Master of Science Degree in
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She discussed her theory with Victor Frankel (1963), whom she
credits along with Rollo May (1953) for influencing her thinking.
Intervention in Psychiatrics Nursing: Process in One-to-One
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NURSING
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“to assist an individual, family or community to prevent or cope with the experiences of illness and suffering and, if necessary, to find meaning in these experiences.” - Travelbee, 1966, 1971
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Nursing Metaparadigms
ENVIRONMENT
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