EXPLAIN OF CHARACTERISTICS OF A EFFECTIVENESS CLINICAL SUPERVISOR

Clinical supervision is one of the core activities in professional care and it is the
main path of support and professional development in nursing. Positive implications are considered for
clinical supervision. Qualified supervisors lead to effective controlling and; therefore, it is necessary to
identify characteristics of an effectiveness (or a good) supervisors.
Materials & Methods: This qualitative research was conducted on 18 supervisors and nurses who
were selected by purposive sampling method. Data collection was done using semi-structured
interviews, observation and field notes and they were analyzed using arbitrary content analysis.
Result: Based on the findings, the characteristics of an effective supervisor are as follows: sufficient
knowledge skills, appropriates behavior, considering all issues, proper management, patterns of work
and performance, sense of responsibility and commitment, supportive, active listener, educator,
incentives, note the real issues, positive thinker and as the central theme considering all the points that
includes others.
Conclusion: Based on the result an effective supervisor needs to have wide and broad spectrum
characteristics and attributes that need to know for implement of effective clinical supervision. Also it
helps managers for preparing suitable management and choosing of supervisor