Clinical Supervision and Non-Technical Professional Development Skills in the Context of Patient Safety—The Views of Nurse Specialist Students
作者机构:The Centre for Women’sFamily and Child HealthDepartment of Nursing and Health SciencesFaculty of Health and Social SciencesUniversity College of Southeast NorwayKongsbergNorway
出 版 物:《Open Journal of Nursing》 (护理学期刊(英文))
年 卷 期:2017年第7卷第2期
页 面:253-267页
学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
基 金:funded by The Centre for Women’s Family&Child Health at the University College of Southeast Norway
主 题:Clinical Supervision Non-Technical Skills Nurse Specialist Students Patient Safety Professional Development
摘 要:The aim of the study was to evaluate nurse specialist students’ views of clinical supervision (CS) and its influence on their professional competence development. An additional aim was to interpret the results and link them to non-technical skills and Patient Safety (PS) topics. The research question was: What are the benefits of clinical supervision focusing on non-technical skills in the area of PS? A cross-sectional study of 46 nurse specialist students was conducted by means of questionnaires and exploratory factor analysis. Factors that influenced the nurse specialist students’ competencies were: interpersonal, professional and communication skills in addition to awareness of ethical skills, the importance of teamwork and the benefit of involving patients and their family members in safe care. The results were linked to non-technical skills and PS competencies. Clinical supervision is crucial for the development of non-technical skills and PS competencies among nurse specialist students. However, finding time to reflect and learn from the supervision was reported to be a problem. Over half of the students stated they did not have enough time for supervision. Thus, there is a potential for quality improvement. We recommend that universities should provide formal educational programmes for supervisors focusing on the professional development of students, especially in the area of non-technical skills. In conclusion, CS should be prioritised by management and clinical leaders as it enhances PS.