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Clinical supervision: a plea for ?pit head time? in cancer nursing

1996; Wiley; Volume: 5; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00205.x

1365-2354

Joanne Timpson,

Interprofessional Education and Collaboration

European Journal of Cancer CareVolume 5, Issue 1 p. 43-52 Clinical supervision: a plea for 'pit head time' in cancer nursing JOANNE TIMPSON BA (Hons), RGN, BA (Hons) (Nurs Ed), RNT, Dip Nurs (Onc), JOANNE TIMPSON BA (Hons), RGN, BA (Hons) (Nurs Ed), RNT, Dip Nurs (Onc) Cert Counselling Skills, Nurse Teacher The Manchester College of Midwifery and Nursing, Stanley House, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 9BX, UKSearch for more papers by this author JOANNE TIMPSON BA (Hons), RGN, BA (Hons) (Nurs Ed), RNT, Dip Nurs (Onc), JOANNE TIMPSON BA (Hons), RGN, BA (Hons) (Nurs Ed), RNT, Dip Nurs (Onc) Cert Counselling Skills, Nurse Teacher The Manchester College of Midwifery and Nursing, Stanley House, The Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 9BX, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: March 1996 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00205.xCitations: 10AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract The concept of clinical supervision has received considerable attention in the nursing literature of late, enjoying favour not only with many practitioners and managers, but academics and policy makers alike. The following paper considers the utility of clinical supervision within the cancer nursing setting, concentrating particularly on the development of self-awareness and the facilitation of responsive, reflective, therapeutic relationships. The paper is predicated on the belief that clinical supervision not only provides a valuable means of peer review and support, for nurses both in the pre- and post- registration spheres, but that a structured process of systematic supervision sustains the necessary environment for the protection and enhancement of quality nursing interventions (Butterworth, 1992). 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