The Experiences of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners with Clinical Supervision in South Korea: A Grounded Theory Approach

Sung-Nam Lee and Hyun-Jin Kim ()
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Sung-Nam Lee: Nursing Department, Seoul Metropolitan Eunpyeong Hospital, Seoul 03476, Republic of Korea
Hyun-Jin Kim: School of Nursing, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: Clinical supervision (CS) helps improve expertise and job satisfaction in nursing staff, but its grounded research is limited. This study was conducted to derive a grounded theory based on the lived experiences of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) in clinical supervision. Data were collected from January to April 2018 through in-depth unstructured interviews with 19 PMHMPs. Supervision of mental health nurses was necessary because of the “lack of ability to integrate theory and practice” and “difficulty working alone”. The “poor supervision system” has been strengthened. The nurses used strategies such as “asking for help”, “intensive training and sharing with the supervisor”, “modeling of the supervisor and developing competencies”, “continuing self-reflection and learning”, and “participating in professional activities”, according to the level of “personality characteristics”, “institutional supervision policy”, and “relationship with the supervisor”. Consequently, the core objective of “supporting each other and becoming healthcare experts” was achieved. These findings can be used as a basis for education, practices, research, and policy development of mental health nursing. This study highlights areas for policy improvement to ensure that high-quality mental health nursing can be achieved through appropriately targeted CS.

Keywords: psychiatric nursing; clinical supervision; grounded theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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