Jean Faugier – författare

Supervision is not a new idea in nursing practice. However, the need for rethinking the routes to achieving standards of care has arisen, in common with other professions, from the complexities and increased pace of today's world. It is incumbent on the nursing profession to research and analyze its practice and adapt to current changes in social trends and also in the practice of the health care team. The editors have brought together contributors from every discipline in modern nursing practice. They provide a description of the history and evolution of supervision in their own field with a view to sharing their own experience with colleagues in other specialities. The aim of the book is for the profession to think out its supervisory practices and to consider some "new" ideas. The therapeutic use of self, strategies to prevent "burn out", the role of the mentor should find echoes in readers' experience.

Important research findings on the role and impact of supervision in practice are presented, and practical applications of theory to practice are given.Contributors working across the range of nursing disciplines present real examples of supervision in different nursing fields.There is increased appreciation that supervisors and supervisees need support and the editors and authors offer practical ideas, supported by research findings, and this text explores the ways that this could be achieved.