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Aim: The present study assesses the nurse managers' perception of clinical supervision. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive, non-experimental quantitative research design was utilized in three governmental hospitals in Madinah Munawara city for a purposive sample of different levels of nurse managers (n = 84) by using a questionnaire. Results: The total knowledge of nurses managers regarding clinical supervision domains, where 59.5% of participants had a high level of knowledge, with mean ± standard deviation (47.262 ± 11.151). The highest mean was in the clinical supervision - facilitating learning domain (18.464 ± 4.155), with 69% of participants having a high level of knowledge regarding this domain. Safety and quality in the clinical supervision domain represent the lowest mean of knowledge (4.607 ± 1.628). The level of total skills of nurses managers regarding clinical supervision domains, where 54.8% of participants had a high level of total skill while the range 19-60, with mean ± standard deviation was (44.167 ± 8.958). The highest mean was in the clinical supervision - facilitating learning domain (17.405 ± 3.671), with 48.8% of participants having an increased knowledge of this domain. Safety and quality in the clinical supervision domain represent the lowest mean of skills (3.952 ± 1.270), with more than half 58.3% of nurse managers having average skills in the same domain. Conclusion: In the Al-Madinah region, there is no single policy or system of clinical supervision; rather, it is based on the needs of each organization. Clinical supervision should be handled appropriately and supportive. Hospital management should offer proper training for newly appointed first-line nurse managers with adequate, regular, and timely feedback on their strengths and weaknesses in their skills. Clinical supervision should be taught as a separate curriculum in nursing administration courses. Hospital managers should create a system, culture and environment that fosters high ethical standards and competent clinical monitoring. The right to supervision, feedback, help, appropriate working circumstances, and respect must be guaranteed to trainees and supervisors in this system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
