Open AccessThe content of meta‐supervision in a nursing educational context
Author(s) -
Kisthinios Marianne,
Carlson Elisabeth
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.220
Subject(s) - supervisor , content analysis , context (archaeology) , nursing , documentation , clinical supervision , psychology , meta analysis , medicine , medical education , computer science , sociology , management , paleontology , social science , biology , programming language , economics
Abstract Aim The aim of this article was to illuminate the content of meta‐supervision of clinical supervisors active in a nursing programme delivering clinical supervision to nursing students in southern Sweden. The purpose of clinical supervision is to strengthen and develop the professional role through increased self‐awareness. Design A qualitative, descriptive study was conducted analysing the documentation of 117 meta‐supervisory situations. Methods Over 100 handwritten documented sessions, during 10 years of meta‐supervision, were analysed using content analysis. Results The content of meta‐supervision consisted of three theoretical aspects: psychological aspects, pedagogical aspects and nursing aspects. To employ competent meta‐supervisors, the meta‐supervisor should have documented in‐depth knowledge of psychology, pedagogy and a good knowledge of the nursing context.