A randomised controlled trial of clinical supervision: Selected findings from a novel Australian attempt to establish the evidence base for causal relationships with quality of care and patient outcomes, as an informed contribution to mental health nursing practice development

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-167

  White, Edward ^a,b   Winstanley, Julie ^a,c  

^a Osman Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical practice development; Clinical supervision; Mental health nursing; Randomised controlled trial; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749255349     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987109357816     Document Type: Article

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