title: Norwegian and Swedish preceptors' views of their role before and after taking part in a group supervision program.
abstract: The research literature has shown the expectations towards preceptors and their need of support in their role. Group supervision has been used for many years to promote nurses in their professional role, but no study has been found on how group supervision can support them as preceptors. This study aimed to explore how group supervision could influence the preceptors' views of their role and how they valued this participation. Forty-eight preceptors, who took part in a 1 year group supervision program conducted by nurse lecturers, filled in open-ended questionnaires before the first and after the last session. The data were analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis. The findings showed changes in the participants' views of the preceptor role, indicating that this group supervision model had a positive influence on the preceptors' pedagogical and professional thinking and supported their attainment of good preceptorship. Further research is needed in using group supervision as a tool to support preceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden. agneta.danielsson@kau.se
authors.forename: Agneta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danielsson
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sundin-Andersson
authors.forename: Reidun
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hov
authors.forename: Elsy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Athlin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D024802:Nurse's Role; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012938:Social Perception; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D017749:Total Quality Management