Finding a way forward: A literature review on the current debates around clinical supervision

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-32

  Dilworth, Sophie ^a   Higgins, Isabel ^a,b   Parker, Vicki ^c,d   Kelly, Brian ^e,f   Turner, Jane ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Centre for Practice Opportunity and Development   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^h Women's Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical supervision; Critical reflection; Literature review; Multidisciplinary team clinical supervision; Nursing

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION;

EID: 84891611501     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2013.45.1.22     Document Type: Article

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