Ingalill Rahm Hallberg
Professor emerita
Clinical supervisors’ views of their leadership role in the clinical supervision process within nursing care.
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Summary, in English
The purpose of this study was to investigate nurse supervisors 'views of their supervisory styles, their personal qualities and their leadership role, and the development of these styles The sample consisted of 18 clinical nurse supervisors The data were collected by interviews using 15 open-ended questions, and a 10-item questionnaire, and the analysis was a combination of hermeneutical and factor analysis The analysis revealed two specific styles the emotional and the cognitive supervisory style The supervisors' personal qualities were willingness and preparedness to show understanding, bringing out genuine feelings and 'confirming', the latter being the most important in the nurse supervisors 'styles The supervisors' views of their leadership role showed that high values were given to the following three factors techniques in providing clinical supervision, responsibility for facilitating process, responsibility for creating a climate conducive to supervision and focusing on the main themes
Department/s
- Department of Health Sciences
Publishing year
1996
Language
English
Pages
151-161
Publication/Series
Journal of Advanced Nursing
Volume
24
Issue
1
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Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Topic
- Nursing
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0309-2402