Mf. Ward et al., USING A SUPERVISORY FRAMEWORK TO SUPPORT AND EVALUATE A MULTIPROJECT PRACTICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, Journal of clinical nursing, 7(1), 1998, pp. 29-36
The paper describes a multiproject practice development programme unde
rtaken over a period of 1 year. The background and development of the
programme are outlined, whilst attention is paid to the innovatory nat
ure of the work, particularly the use of inductive, deductive and inte
grated approaches to both change implementation and project supervisio
n. The programme was monitored throughout using different data sources
and the paper uses evaluative material retrospectively to provide ans
wers to organizational and professional difficulties which arose durin
g the course of the programme. The authors conclude that the use of co
mbinations of different models for practice development has potential,
but requires careful supervision. They also recommend that those invo
lved in practice development are made fully aware of its local or micr
opolitics, and develop strategies to deal with change before it occurs
, not after it has taken place.