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Supervisory Ward Sister Study I

Funder: RCN

Start Date: November 2013 End date April 2015

Research Team: Kate Seers, Linda Watterson, Lynne Currie

Description: A qualitative study, interviewing supervisory ward sisters, and focus groups with other health care staff about their perceptions of the role, interviews with senior nurses in two NHS Trusts in England.

Method: Face to face interviews have been undertaken with 22 ward sisters working as a supervisory ward sister. Interviews with four senior nursing staff and two focus group of other staff (one on each site) were also undertaken. Findings: There was a core category of ‘Being Pivotal’, supported by four key categories: reclaiming all the role, forging a path leading the way and connecting with the organisation.

The full report can be found here and is also available on the RCN website (publication 005026).

Fri 16 Oct 2015, 13:45 | Tags: RCN

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