Aim:The present study assesses the nurse managers’perception of clinical supervision.Method:A cross-sectional,descriptive,non-experimental quantitative research design was utilized in three governmental hospitals in ...Aim:The present study assesses the nurse managers’perception of clinical supervision.Method:A cross-sectional,descriptive,non-experimental quantitative research design was utilized in three governmental hospitals in Madinah Munawara city for a purposive sample of different levels of nurse managers(n=84)by using a questionnaire.Results:The total knowledge of nurses managers regarding clinical supervision domains,where 59.5%of participants had a high level of knowledge,with mean±standard deviation(47.262±11.151).The highest mean was in the clinical supervision-facilitating learning domain(18.464±4.155),with 69%of participants having a high level of knowledge regarding this domain.Safety and quality in the clinical supervision domain represent the lowest mean of knowledge(4.607±1.628).The level of total skills of nurses managers regarding clinical supervision domains,where 54.8%of participants had a high level of total skill while the range 19-60,with mean±standard deviation was(44.167±8.958).The highest mean was in the c linical supervision-f acilitating learning domain(17.405±3.671),with 48.8%of participants having an increased knowledge of this domain.Safety and quality in the clinical supervision domain represent the lowest mean of skills(3.952±1.270),with more than half 58.3%of nurse managers having average skills in the same domain.Conclusion:In the Al-Madinah region,there is no single policy or system of clinical supervision;rather,it is based on the needs of each organization.Clinical supervision should be handled appropriately and supportive.Hospital management should offer proper training for newly appointed first-line nurse managers with adequate,regular,and timely feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in their skills.Clinical supervision should be taught as a separate curriculum in nursing administration courses.Hospital managers should create a system,culture and environment that fosters high ethical standards and competent clinical monitoring.The right to supervision,feedback,help,appropriate working circumstances,and respect must be guaranteed to trainees and supervisors in this system.展开更多
文摘Aim:The present study assesses the nurse managers’perception of clinical supervision.Method:A cross-sectional,descriptive,non-experimental quantitative research design was utilized in three governmental hospitals in Madinah Munawara city for a purposive sample of different levels of nurse managers(n=84)by using a questionnaire.Results:The total knowledge of nurses managers regarding clinical supervision domains,where 59.5%of participants had a high level of knowledge,with mean±standard deviation(47.262±11.151).The highest mean was in the clinical supervision-facilitating learning domain(18.464±4.155),with 69%of participants having a high level of knowledge regarding this domain.Safety and quality in the clinical supervision domain represent the lowest mean of knowledge(4.607±1.628).The level of total skills of nurses managers regarding clinical supervision domains,where 54.8%of participants had a high level of total skill while the range 19-60,with mean±standard deviation was(44.167±8.958).The highest mean was in the c linical supervision-f acilitating learning domain(17.405±3.671),with 48.8%of participants having an increased knowledge of this domain.Safety and quality in the clinical supervision domain represent the lowest mean of skills(3.952±1.270),with more than half 58.3%of nurse managers having average skills in the same domain.Conclusion:In the Al-Madinah region,there is no single policy or system of clinical supervision;rather,it is based on the needs of each organization.Clinical supervision should be handled appropriately and supportive.Hospital management should offer proper training for newly appointed first-line nurse managers with adequate,regular,and timely feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in their skills.Clinical supervision should be taught as a separate curriculum in nursing administration courses.Hospital managers should create a system,culture and environment that fosters high ethical standards and competent clinical monitoring.The right to supervision,feedback,help,appropriate working circumstances,and respect must be guaranteed to trainees and supervisors in this system.
