The role of the nurse lecturer in the supervision of studentsʹ essays, projects and assignments: results of an all Wales questionnaire survey

This study explores the role of the lecturer in nursing and midwifery education in the supervision of studentsʹ essays, projects and assignments. Three methods were used within the study; semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and focus groups. The results from the semi-structured interviews were used to develop a questionnaire which was distributed to the population of lecturers in nursing and midwifery education (n=285) within Wales. This article reports some of the key findings of the questionnaire survey. Lecturers report a directive style of supervision with a considerable amount of time being invested in the supervision process. The production of guidelines for good supervision practice is recommended as a way of providing consistent and fair supervision for students.