AIM: The aim of the present paper is to report results of a quasi-experimental study exploring the effects of clinical supervision (CS) on the development of medical-surgical nurses' well-being at work over a 4-year period. BACKGROUND: Effective workplace interventions are needed to prevent stress and burnout. More robust scientific evidence is needed to confirm the restorative effects of CS in nursing. METHODS: A questionnaire survey on the perceptions of work and health was conducted in 2003 and 2007 on 14 units of a Finnish university hospital where 19 CS group processes had been completed between 2004 and 2007. RESULTS: Improvement in job resources as well as reduction in professional inefficacy and psychological distress were found among nurses who received effective CS (n = 41), but were not present among the nurses who found their CS less effective (n = 43) or who did not attend CS (n = 82). CONCLUSIONS: The results provide robust evidence for the positive effects of CS on medical-surgical nurses' well-being at work. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Stress is a developmental challenge in the professional growth of individual nurses. One option for management to sustain nurses' well-being at work is to develop a learning organization in the workplace making use of CS.
AIM: The aim of the present paper is to report results of a quasi-experimental study exploring the effects of clinical supervision (CS) on the development of medical-surgical nurses' well-being at work over a 4-year period. BACKGROUND: Effective workplace interventions are needed to prevent stress and burnout. More robust scientific evidence is needed to confirm the restorative effects of CS in nursing. METHODS: A questionnaire survey on the perceptions of work and health was conducted in 2003 and 2007 on 14 units of a Finnish university hospital where 19 CS group processes had been completed between 2004 and 2007. RESULTS: Improvement in job resources as well as reduction in professional inefficacy and psychological distress were found among nurses who received effective CS (n = 41), but were not present among the nurses who found their CS less effective (n = 43) or who did not attend CS (n = 82). CONCLUSIONS: The results provide robust evidence for the positive effects of CS on medical-surgical nurses' well-being at work. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Stress is a developmental challenge in the professional growth of individual nurses. One option for management to sustain nurses' well-being at work is to develop a learning organization in the workplace making use of CS.
Authors: Ann Ooms; Celayne Heaton-Shrestha; Sarah Connor; Siobhan McCawley; Jennie McShannon; Graham Music; Kay Trainor Journal: Int J Nurs Stud Date: 2022-04-20 Impact factor: 6.612
Authors: Patricia Gray; Sipho Senabe; Nisha Naicker; Spo Kgalamono; Annalee Yassi; Jerry M Spiegel Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2019-11-11 Impact factor: 3.390