The content of meta‐supervision in a nursing educational context

AIM: The aim of this article was to illuminate the content of meta‐supervision of clinical supervisors active in a nursing programme delivering clinical supervision to nursing students in southern Sweden. The purpose of clinical supervision is to strengthen and develop the professional role through increased self‐awareness. DESIGN: A qualitative, descriptive study was conducted analysing the documentation of 117 meta‐supervisory situations. METHODS: Over 100 handwritten documented sessions, during 10 years of meta‐supervision, were analysed using content analysis. RESULTS: The content of meta‐supervision consisted of three theoretical aspects: psychological aspects, pedagogical aspects and nursing aspects. To employ competent meta‐supervisors, the meta‐supervisor should have documented in‐depth knowledge of psychology, pedagogy and a good knowledge of the nursing context.