title: Understanding clinical supervision from a nursing perspective.
abstract: During the last 10 years there has been an increase in the amount of nursing literature dealing with clinical supervision. As a result, there has been a gradual growth in the use of clinical supervision to provide support, increase clinical competence and improve client care. Unfortunately, there has not been a comparable increase in research and as a result the amount of empirical knowledge is minimal. This article will discuss the key empirical studies that have focused on identifying the outcomes of supervision and isolating the characteristics that make a good clinical supervisor. Recommendations for practice and research will be suggested.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, Consulting and Clinical Psychology Services, Ayrshire and Arran Community Healthcare Trust, Ayr.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sloan
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012944:Social Support; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration