Factors influencing adequate and effective clinical supervision for inpatient mental health nurses' personal and professional development: An integrative review

作者：Howard V, Eddy-Imishue GK · 发表于：Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1111/jpm.12604 · 研究领域：clinical supervision、empathy、practice development、professional development、stress and coping

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT: CS was developed to give healthcare professionals a space to reflect, problem solve and recognise their own practice. It is different from managerial supervision as it is for the benefit of the individual staff member's personal and professional development firstly, but can potentially benefit the quality of care delivered by the organisation. There have been a range of problems associated with inpatient mental health nurses' engagement in CS and in experiencing the benefits of CS. This is concerning for the delivery of high quality care and the recruitment and retention of inpatient mental health nurses. WHAT THIS PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE: This paper explores and identifies factors influencing adequate and effective CS for inpatient mental health nurses' personal and professional development. It identifies 6 themes incorporating enablers and barriers for inpatient mental health nurses' CS which lead to practice recommendations for improvement. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This paper advocates a needs analysis to improve access to CS for inpatient mental health nurses. This review specifically adds further knowledge relating to inpatient mental health nurses' engagement with CS which the application of the needs analysis could influence. ABSTRACT: Introduction Clinical supervision (CS) has been recognized as a reflective mechanism in inpatient mental health nursing practice; however, it remains unclear what adequate and effe...