Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing  2017;26(2):111-123

doi:10.12934/jkpmhn.2017.26.2.111

Countertransference Experience of Nursing Students in Psychiatric Nursing Practice.

Mira SON 1

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Keywords

Countertransference; Nursing students; Grounded theory

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

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.