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The content of meta-supervision in a nursing educational context
Marianne Kisthinios1, Elisabeth Carlson1
1Department of Care Science, Faculty of Health and Society Malmö University Malmö Sweden.
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.
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