title: Clinical group supervision for integrating ethical reasoning: Views from students and supervisors.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Clinical group supervision has existed for over 20 years in nursing. However, there is a lack of studies about the role of supervision in nursing students' education and especially the focus on ethical reasoning.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to explore and describe nursing students' ethical reasoning and their supervisors' experiences related to participation in clinical group supervision.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study is a qualitative interview study with interpretative description as an analysis approach.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 17 interviews were conducted with nursing students (n = 12) who had participated in clinical group supervision in their first year of nursing education, and with their supervisors (n = 5).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was based on the ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, and permission was obtained from the Regional Ethical Review Board in Sweden.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The analysis revealed that both the form and content of clinical group supervision stimulated reflection and discussion of handling of situations with ethical aspects. Unethical situations were identified, and the process uncovered underlying caring actions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical group supervision is a model that can be used in nursing education to train ethical reflection and to develop an ethical competence among nursing students. Outcomes from the model could also improve nursing education itself, as well as healthcare organizations, in terms of reducing moral blindness and unethical nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: Örebro University, Sweden karin.blomberg@oru.se.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blomberg
authors.affiliation: Karlstad University, Sweden; The Swedish Red Cross University College, Sweden.
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bisholt
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016294:Models, Nursing; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000592:standards*; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Caring; clinical supervision; competence; ethics; learning; nursing students