Countertransference Experience of Nursing Students in Psychiatric Nursing Practice. |
Mira Son |
Department of Nursing, Shinsung University, Dangjin, Korea. sonml61@shinsung.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
PURPOSE This study was done to describe the countertransference experience of nursing students in psychiatric nursing practice. METHODS: Data were analyzed using Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory. Individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 13 participants who were women nursing students. RESULTS: The core category was “narrowing mind distance with patients by exploring countertransference”. The countertransference experience process consisted of four sequential phases: exploring a countertransference, managing a countertransference, increasing understanding of patients, and establishing a trusting relationship. CONCLUSION: The results from the study contribute to promoting understanding of the countertransference experience of nursing students' during nursing practise and should be helpful in therapeutic communication competence education. |
Key Words:
Countertransference; Nursing students; Grounded theory |
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