Navigating Professional Growth and Constraint Through Clinical Supervision: A Qualitative Study of Community Mental Health Nurse Specialists in South Korea.
As community mental health services expand in scope and responsibility, mental health nurses are playing a central role in delivering integrated, recovery‐oriented care. However, they face substantial challenges in adapting to community practice and sustaining professional development. Clinical supe...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Vol. 35; no. 4; pp. 1 - 12 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2026
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