Factors influencing nurse supervisor competence: a critical incident analysis study
Journal of Nursing ManagementPublished 7 April 2005
Barbro Arvidsson, Bengt Fridlund
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Nurse supervisors need to include more nursing theory and focus on the nursing process as well as being aware of their own shortcomings and resources.
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Nurse supervisors need to include more nursing theory and focus on the nursing process as well as being aware of their own shortcomings and resources. One way for the supervisor to scrutinize his/her actions is to discuss and examine them with a more experienced nurse supervisor colleague.
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PsychologyHealth ProfessionsNursing
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