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Background: Nursing education and the field of practice are undergoing change, as are the requirements for what and how nursing students should learn in clinical practice. First year nursing students’ evaluation of their clinical placement at nursing homes revealed a need to examine the learning environment in nursing homes more closely. Objective: To describe and explore the influence of nurse managers in order to develop nursing students’ learning environment in nursing homes and to trial a new group-based supervision model. Method: A descriptive and exploratory design was employed whereby qualitative data were collected through research interviews with five nurse managers in three nursing homes. The purpose was to trial a new supervision model. Results: Even though all the wards that participated in this collaborative project between nursing education and clinical placements were represented in the steering or project group, the nurse managers had varying knowledge and preparation in respect of the new supervision model prior to the students’ period of clinical practice. This had a bearing on information about the new supervision model and its underpinning. The nurse managers had different roles in the work to pave the way for the supervision model, and attitudes towards the students varied. The supervision model promoted greater professional commitment in the wards and a more positive attitude towards being a contact nurse. Conclusion: The nurse managers proved to play an important role in efforts to develop nursing students’ learning environment in nursing homes. Clearer parameters, structure, roles and responsibilities in the supervision model helped ward staff to acquire greater understanding of the supervision responsibility. The model with more nurses and students resulted in more professional discussions in the wards.

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