title: Why nurses choose not to undertake clinical supervision--the findings from one ICU.
abstract: A two-year action research study explored the implementation of clinical supervision in an intensive care unit (ICU). This paper focuses on one aspect of that study--the lack of uptake of clinical supervision. The themes that emerged from interview data focused on: resources, the purpose of clinical supervision, having good enough support elsewhere and personal issues. Some similarities were found to the blocks to clinical supervision which Hawkins and Shohet previously reported (1989).
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health, Canterbury Christ Church University College, North Holmes Road, Canterbury, Kent CT2 0EQ. b.b.oriordan@cant.ac.uk
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Riordan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*