Improving Clinical Nurses' Development of Supervision Skills through an Action Learning Approach.

The aim of this study was to investigate action learning as an implementation method in a large-scale project with many participants in several autonomous and geographically spread groups. The focus of the implementation was the Model of Practical Skill Performance as a learning and supervision tool in the clinical education of nursing students. Nineteen action learning groups were established, and a total of 129 clinical supervisors and 13 facilitators were involved.

From theoretical model to practical use: an example of knowledge translation.

Aim: To present a case of knowledge translation in nursing education and practice and discusses mechanisms relevant to bringing knowledge into action.

Background: The process of knowledge translation aspires to close the gap between theory and practice. Knowledge translation is a cyclic process involving both the creation and application of knowledge in several phases.