Implementing the Supportive Supervision Intervention for Registered Nurses in a Long‐Term Care Home: A Feasibility Study

Abstract

Effective supervisory skills among registered nurses are crucial for improving the quality of care in long-term care homes. Registered nurses are receptive to interventions that will enhance their roles as supervisors.

Unpacking the multiple dimensions and levels of responsibility of the charge nurse role in long‐term care facilities

“…The RLI was found to be a feasible method for improving responsive leadership practices. In another intervention, a pilot study tested the feasibility of a three‐part supportive supervisory intervention (SSI) to improve supervisory skills of RNs in LTCFs (McGilton et al, ). In this case, the supportive capacity of the charge nurses was not influenced by the SSI.…”

“…However, the experience of charge nurses in acute care and LTCFs differ significantly, resulting in different scopes of practice. Unlike acute care, charge nurses in LTCFs often work without other RNs in the same shift (McGilton, Profetto‐McGrath, & Robinson, ), and, in many LTCFs, interdisciplinary team members, including physicians, are often part‐time or on call (McGilton, Bowers, McKenzie‐Green, Boscart, & Brown, ). In acute care, charge nurses often focus on clinical leadership (Sherman et al, ) and are not promoted into the charge nurse role until excellence in clinical practice has been established.…”

Caring for Residents of Eldercare Facilities: A Concept Analysis

“…The nature of caring is largely influenced by the political and economic structure of the country where the care facility is located and also by the organizational culture of the facility itself (Coffman, 2014;Kubiak & Sandberg, 2011). A conductive working milieu facilitates caring by recognizing the caring concept, by providing supportive supervisors, by having a clear division of labor, by providing integrative services, and by providing staffing and job training for staff to carry out caring (McGilton, Profetto-McGrath, & Robinson, 2013;Tuckett et al, 2009;Wang, 2009).…”

Leadership and registered nurses (RNs) working after‐hours in Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs): A structured literature review

“…This is significant in Australia, given that RNs working after‐hours in RACFs are mainly rostered with unregulated healthcare workers, required to delegate nursing care, supervise staff and provide the framework for care on a shift. McGilton, Profetto‐McGrath, and Robinson () maintain that a registered nurses’ effective supervisory skills, although not formally a leadership function, are necessary for providing an environment conducive to the quality of care in aged care facilities. In particular, Heath (), while discussing the importance of the quality of care to residents, did not make a link to the role of leadership in this context.…”

“…Therefore, growing future RN leaders that are competent and confident as leaders are required. However, this review demonstrates that investment in the development of nursing leadership in RACFs is not evident (Bondas, ; McGilton et al., ).…”