Clinical supervision: a challenge for critical care nurses

Clinical supervision is defined and its implementation nationally is charted. Recognised models and choosing the appropriate model for implementing clinical supervision are discussed. A description of the initiatives undertaken with regard to clinical supervision within Southend Hospital is included, with particular reference to the Adult Intensive Therapy Unit; possible ways forward are identified. Quantitative data, obtained through a pilot questionnaire, from identifiable intensive therapy units across the North Thames and Eastern Region, are analysed.