title: Effects of process-oriented group supervision - a comparison of three groups of student nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate student nurses' perceptions of the effects of process-oriented group supervision provided during their undergraduate education.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Supervision is an important ability and part of a nurse's leadership role. Student nurses need to learn competence in clinical practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive-correlational study comparing three groups of student nurses (n = 151) who attended process-oriented group supervision during their education.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The effects of process-oriented group supervision were increased awareness of interpersonal, professional and communication skills. There was a moderate relation between the three factors. The strongest correlation was found between the factors professional and communication skills (r = 0.81). The correlations between the factors in group 3, the mandatory group, were identical.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  By correlating the factors, we concluded that the student nurses' perceptions of the effects of process-oriented group supervision strengthened their professional identity, which may have a bearing on patient safety, nursing leadership and collaboration with the patient, her/his family members and other professionals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is potential for improving the links between nursing leadership, supervision and patient safety.
authors: Centre for Women's, Family and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Vestfold University College, Tønsberg, Norway.
authors: Elisabeth
authors: E
authors: Severinsson
authors: Ingrid
authors: I
authors: Johansson
authors: Ingegerd
authors: I
authors: Lindquist
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009736:Nursing Process; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D009934:Organization and Administration; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: group supervision; nursing education; nursing leadership; process-oriented student nurses; professional identity