The Effect of Implementing Clinical Supervision Model on the Patient Education Outcomes

Applying proper supervision model is an important factor in promoting the outcomes of the patient education which improves nursing care. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Clinical Supervision Model on the outcomes of implementing patient education. (Patients’ Attitude Toward Education by nurses، patient satisfaction from nurses'' education and quality of patient education documentation). This quasi-experimental study was conducted using static groups'' comparison in which the control and experiment groups were compared by a post-test. Study samples included 72 patients who were matched and assigned into two distinct groups. Clinical Supervision Model was implemented through three steps in 3 wards of Samen-al-Aemme hospital in Mashhad for 6 months. The data were gathered by instruments including patient demographic information، patients’ Attitude toward Education by Nurses Questionnaire، Patient Satisfaction from Nurses'' Education Questionnaire and Quality of Patient Education Documentation check list. Validity of instruments was measured by content validity and reliability by split half and inter-rater. Data was gathered through interview and observation methods and analyzed by SPSS 11. 5 software. The results showed significant difference in the quality of patient education documentation before and after implementing Clinical Supervision Model (P=0/0001). Furthermore، results showed significant difference between patient satisfaction before and after implementing Clinical Supervision Model (P =0/02). However there were not any significant differences between patients’ attitude toward education before and after implementing Clinical Supervision Model Implementation of Clinical Supervision Model can develop nurses'' knowledge and skills in patient education through organizing، implementing، and feedback. More studies are required in order to assess the effect of this model on other aspects of nurses'' practice.