JOYCE TRAVEL BEE

Joyce Travel Bee worked as an Assistant professor from School of Nursing. She obtained her diploma degree in Nursing from Charity Hospital, B. S. in nursing from Louisiana State University, her M.S. in nursing from Yale Project director in the year 1970. She died at her age of 73.

Interpersonal aspect theory of Nursing

Joyce Travel bee proposed her interpersonal aspects of nursing in the year 1971 after her research period of 1966 – 1971. She developed this theory on the basis of rendering help to individuals, social communities, family members and gatherings who are with unhealthy patients to improve their quality of living. Nursing practice carried out interpersonally increases life span. The relationship is human to human interaction to reduce the human sufferings.

Basis of human to human relationship theory

Joyce Travel Bee proposed Interpersonal theory of Nursing as an extension of Peplau and Orlando theory.

Main premise of human to human relationship theory

According to Travel Bee, nursing care should not only reduce the sufferings but also the wholeness of an individual should be satisfied. Individual’s physical, mental and holistic sufferings have to be satisfied.

Aspects of Interpersonal theory

Travel bee considered four aspects to arrive at interpersonal theory.

• Physical aspects
• Environmental aspects
• Health aspects
• Nursing aspects

Physical aspects: Individual is responsible for a continuous sustainable who expects changing and evolution.

Environmental aspects: Travel bee did not correlate environmental factors influence on interpersonal theory.

Health aspects: Individual perception is mainly concerned with health and evolution of diseases.

Nursing aspects: Professional nurse interpersonal practice helps in improvement of community, family and individual and to reduce the sufferings.

Assumptions of Travel Bee theory

Following are basic assumptions of Interpersonal aspect theory proposed by Joyce Travel Bee.

• Nurse patient relationship is vital
• Uniqueness of relationship is essential
• Perception of patient
• Effective communication
• Establishing clear understanding of sufferings by both patient and nurse
• understanding physical barriers, spiritual faiths and mental worries