Countertransference Experience of Nursing Students in Psychiatric Nursing Practice.

Son,  Mira

doi:2017.26.2.111

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 26(2); 2017 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2017;26(2):111-123.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.2.111 Published online August 2, 2017.

Countertransference Experience of Nursing Students in Psychiatric Nursing Practice.

Mira Son

Department of Nursing, Shinsung University, Dangjin, Korea. sonml61@shinsung.ac.kr

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