SUPERVISION

GOOD MORNING FRIENDS

SUPERVISION
INTRODUCTION
Supervision is an essential & an
important aspect of administration in
every field. It is one of the function of
administration. When the administrator
has prepared a plan, It has to be
implemented.
The whole situation calls for
directing, coordinating, telling &
controlling the workers. The workers
need to be motivated.
 DEFINITION
“Supervision means overseeing
the employees at work. It has
been define as the authoritative
direction of the worke of one’s
subordinates”
 DEFINITION
“ Supervision means
guiding & directing efforts of
employees & other resources
to accomplish stated work
aspects.”
- Terry & Franklin
NATURE OF SUPERVISION
Supervision is the art of overseeing ,
watching & directing with authority,
the work & behaviour of others.
It is essentially an educative process in
which the leader / manager takes
responsibility.
 FACTORS OF THE
SUPERVISOR
 TECHNICAL
 INSTITIONAL
 HUMAN
 FACTORS OF THE
SUPERVISIOR’S
❖ TECHNICAL
Familiarity with the
know how of the work to be
supervised.
❖ INSTITUTIONAL
Familiarity with the
policies and procedures governing
the to be supervised.
❖ HUMAN
Ability to deal tactfully with
the worker under supervision.
NEED FOR SUPERVISION
NEED FOR SUPERVISION
IN DIRECTION
❑ The effectiveness of the
worker depends largely on
the supervision they reserve

❑ High degree supervision

improves the work ,poor
supervision leads to poor
work.
❑The intensity of supervision
,should match the situational
requirement employees, needs
and managers leadership skills.

❑ Supervision must be
appropriate in type and intensity
for work members to interact
comfortably
 OBJECTIVES OF
SUPERVISION
❖ Help the staff to do their job skillfully and
effectively to give maximum output with
minimum resources.
❖ Help the staff develop the individual
capacity to the fullest extent with a view to
channelize the same in favor of work.
❖ Guide and assist in meeting
predetermined work objectives In nursing
preventive , promotive , curative
❖ Help to promote effectiveness of
the staffs
❖ Help to motivate subordinates to
maintain high morale
❖ Help the members of the team to re
cognize problems, identify solutions
& to take action.
❖ Help to develop team spirit &
promote team work for effective
functioning.
 FACTORS OF EFFECTIVE
SUPERVISION
❑ Human relation skill
supervision is mainly concerned with
instructing guiding & inspiring human -
beings towards greater performance
❑ Technical & managerial knowledge
guidance implies a complete
understanding of all work problems for
which supervisor should have good
knowledge.
❑ Leadership position
The authority of supervisors must
be made commensurate with duty so as to
make the job of supervision.
❑ Improved upward relations. To
ensure good quality of supervision the
supervisor’s upward relations must be well
established ;
❑ General & loose supervision
According to some experience, the
general & loose supervision is more than
close supervision.
FUNCTION OF
SUPERVISION
 FUNCTIONS OF SUPERVISION
IN DIRECTING
➢ Orientation of newly posted staff
➢ Assessment of the workload of
individuals & groups.
➢ Arranging for the flow of materials.
➢ Coordination of the efforts.
➢ Promotion of effectiveness of workers.
➢ Helping individuals to cope with their
➢ personal problems.
RECORD KEERING
 RECORD KEEPING
❑ Develop & maintain team spirit.
❑ Improve the knowledge & skill of works.
❑ Development of confidence.
❑ Emphasis on achievement.
❑ . Allocation of specific work plan.
❑ Assess training need of the staff &do
needful.
❑ Have knowledge of rules &regulation of
agency.
❑ Maintain of his own image.
QUALITY OF SUPERVISION
QUALITIES OF SUPERVISION
✓ Fullawareness of the job & the rules &
regulations.
✓ Full awareness of existing situations.
✓ Intelligence and willingness to be
Forcefulness, integrity & firmness.
✓ grow
✓ Good judgment
✓ Abilities to delegate duties &
responsibilities
✓ Non interference unless indicated
PRINCIPLE OF
SUPERVISION
 PRINCIPLES OF
SUPERVISION
 To understand the duties and
responsibilities of his own position.
 To plan the execution of the work.
 To improve his own knowledge as
technical expert & leader.
 To improve his work methods &
procedures .
 To evaluate the performance of the
employees.
 To corrected mistakes, solve employees
Problems & develop discipline.

❖ To cooperate with colleagues & seek

advice &assistance when needed.
❖ Supervision should not be overburdened
to any individual or grope.
❖ Supervision must possess sound
professional knowledge.
❖ Good leadership is part of good
supervision.
TYPES OF SUPERVISION
DIRECT SUPERVISION
DIRECT SUPERVISION
✓ Do not loose temper or abuse.
✓ Use democratic app roach &
avoids autocratic methods.
✓ Give workers to chance to reply.
✓ Do not talk too much & too fast.
✓ Be human in behavior.
✓ Do not give instruction in a
haphazard way.
INDIRECT SUPERVISION
INDIRECT SUPERVISION
✓ Ensuring that every worker
is carrying out allotted
work in accordance with
the plan of operation & with
the prescribed
methodology & in keeping
pace with time as possible.
METHODS OF SUPERVISION
❖ Technical vs creative supervision;
✓ Technical methods are some of the basic
supervisory skills which need to be trained.
✓ Group conference, group discussion.
❖ Cooperative vs authoritarian supervision
✓ In cooperative supervision there is a full
Participation of each member of the group in
planning , action & decision.
❖ Scientific Vs intuitive supervision;
✓ Scientific supervision relies on objective
study & measurement than personal
judgment or opinion.
✓ To maintain the interpersonal relationship
TECHNIQES OF
SUPERVISION
 TECHNIQUES OF
SUPERVISION
 Group conference.
 Individual conference.
 Anecdotal records.
 Initial conference.
 Control of early experience.
 Assistance with bedside care.
 Supervision of nursing procedure.
 Conference, group, individual.