title: The meaning and significance of clinical group supervision and supervised individually planned nursing care as narrated by nurses on a general team psychiatric ward.
abstract: By interviewing 22 psychiatric nurses, the present study aimed to reveal the meaning and significance of systematic clinical group supervision and supervised individually planned nursing care, using latent content analysis. The interpreted meaning was 'confronting the complexity of ongoing life in daily nursing care' and the interpreted significance was 'strengthening the foundation for nursing care'. Reflection on action and confirmation seemed to be core components in the process of clinical supervision. Focusing on the relational and task aspects in nursing care within a group approach may have contributed to the positive experiences of development that occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Lund University, PO Box 198, SE-221 00, Lund, Sweden. Agneta.Berg@cvv.lu.se
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Hallberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D016294:Models, Nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000592:standards*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires