Nursing Supervision: A Guide for Clinical Practice

This lively, informative book provides a valuable guide for all nurses who want to know more about clinical supervision, and will enable both supervisors and supervisees to get the most out of the supervisory experience.

Addressing the practicalities of supervision, the book follows the course of the process step by step, illustrating each stage with an absorbing blend of factual information, opinion, academic theory, anecdotal material, serious comment and useful exercises. A number of theories and models are discussed with reference to supervision, providing a thought-provoking basis for the practical issues raised. Emphasis is placed on the purpose and value of clinical supervision, but also on the potential pitfalls and how to avoid them.

The book will help those involved or interested in clinical supervision to find a focus and structure for their work, and to find practical solutions to specific difficulties they may encounter. It shows how supervision can be useful, enlightening and enjoyable for both supervisors and supervisees.