J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs.  2017 Jun;26(2):111-123. 10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.2.111.

Countertransference Experience of Nursing Students in Psychiatric Nursing Practice

• Son M

• KMID: 2385697
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.2.111

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.

Keyword

Countertransference; Nursing students; Grounded theory

MeSH Terms

Countertransference (Psychology)*
Education
Female
Grounded Theory
Humans
Mental Competency
Nursing*
Psychiatric Nursing*
Students, Nursing*

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  Figure 1 Countertransference experience process of nursing students in psychiatric nursing.

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