Education Program on Evidence-based Practices on Nurses' Competencies and Clinical Decision-Making Levels

NCT ID: NCT06569407

Last Updated: 2025-03-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-08-31

Study Completion Date

2027-11-30

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial aims to develop an online education program and an educational booklet for nurses on EBP and to compare the evidence-based competencies and clinical decision-making levels of nurses trained with these two methods.

Hypotheses of the Study Ho: There is no statistically significant difference between the nurses' competency levels who participated in the online education developed for evidence-based practices and those who were informed of the educational booklet.

H1. The nurses' competency levels who participated in the online education developed for evidence-based practices are statistically higher than those who were informed of the educational booklet.

Ho: There is no statistically significant difference between the clinical decision-making levels of nurses who participated in the online education developed for evidence-based practices and nurses who were informed with the educational booklet.

H1: The clinical decision-making levels of the nurses who participated in the online education developed for evidence-based practices are statistically higher than those informed with the educational booklet.

Participants will:

The nurses in the intervention group are expected to fill in the data collection tools (Introductory Information Form for Nurses, Evidence-Based Practice Competency Scale, Clinical Decision Making Scale in Nursing) before the education and then participate in the education about evidence-based practices on the online platform and fill in the data collection tools (Evidence-Based Practice Competency Scale, Clinical Decision Making Scale in Nursing and Education Evaluation Form) 20 days after the education.

The nurses in the control group were expected to complete the data collection tools (Introductory Information Form for Nurses, Evidence-Based Practice Competency Scale, Clinical Decision Making Scale in Nursing) before the education booklet was given and 20 days after the education.

Detailed Description

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One of the specific highlights of this project is that nurses' competencies and clinical decision-making skills can be increased with an education program developed for EBP. In addition, the online education design of the education program in this project will facilitate the integration of education into orientation programs and in-service training for nurses working in institutions where healthcare services are provided. At the same time, the fact that the education program has an online design and consists of an online education that includes modules compatible with smartphones without time and space restrictions shows the original value of the study. Therefore, this study aims to develop an innovative and generalizable online education program for nurses at EBP, contribute to the literature, and indirectly reduce the cost of care and contribute to safe patient care.

Conditions

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Evidence Based Practice

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study is planned as an open-label, randomized and controlled experimental research.
Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
According to the randomization table, nurses who volunteered to participate in the study will be assigned to the experimental and control groups by the single-blinding method. Nurses will be assigned to the experimental and control groups. The randomization process was performed by a statistician other than the researcher and communicated to the researcher. A computer-aided simple randomization method was used to ensure a homogeneous distribution of the gro. For this purpose, 70 sets were created using the functions on the internet address "https://www.random.org/integer-sets".

Study Groups

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Experimental group nurses working in the inpatient wards

The nurses in the experimental group are expected to fill in the data collection tools (Introductory Information Form for Nurses, Evidence-Based Practice Competency Scale, Clinical Decision Making Scale in Nursing) before the education and then participate in the education about evidence-based practices on the online platform and fill in the data collection tools (Evidence-Based Practice Competency Scale, Clinical Decision Making Scale in Nursing and Education Evaluation Form) 20 days after the education.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online Educational Intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

An educational program for EBP based on the online learning model was planned to be developed based on the literature and expert opinions. In the program, in line with the literature, the introduction to the EBP, the importance of EBP, EBP steps, clinical research question design in line with PICO, and introduction of EBP databases. It is planned to include topics such as literature search strategies, types of research, use of scientific research and evidence evaluation tools, introduction of clinical decision support systems, reflection of EBP on patient care and clinical decision-making processes, and it is planned to determine the final version of the education content with expert opinions. The program will include recorded videos, slides and documents for each module. The content of the program will be integrated into the Koç University Online Programs Platform by the experts working at Koç University Educational Technologies Unit.

Control group nurses working in the inpatient wards

The nurses in the control group were expected to complete the data collection tools (Introductory Information Form for Nurses, Evidence-Based Practice Competency Scale, Clinical Decision Making Scale in Nursing) before the educational booklet was given and 20 days after the education.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Educational Booklet

Intervention Type OTHER

An educational booklet for EBP was planned to be developed based on the literature and expert opinions. The learning objectives and content of the educational booklet to be developed will be created by considering Bloom\'s taxonomy. In line with the literature, it is planned to include topics such as introduction to EBP, importance of EBP, evidence-based practice steps, clinical research question design in line with PICO, introduction of evidence-based databases, literature search strategies, research types, use of scientific research and evidence evaluation tools, introduction of clinical decision support systems, reflections of EBP on patient care and clinical decision-making processes, and finalization of the booklet topics with expert opinions.

Interventions

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Online Educational Intervention

An educational program for EBP based on the online learning model was planned to be developed based on the literature and expert opinions. In the program, in line with the literature, the introduction to the EBP, the importance of EBP, EBP steps, clinical research question design in line with PICO, and introduction of EBP databases. It is planned to include topics such as literature search strategies, types of research, use of scientific research and evidence evaluation tools, introduction of clinical decision support systems, reflection of EBP on patient care and clinical decision-making processes, and it is planned to determine the final version of the education content with expert opinions. The program will include recorded videos, slides and documents for each module. The content of the program will be integrated into the Koç University Online Programs Platform by the experts working at Koç University Educational Technologies Unit.

Intervention Type OTHER

Educational Booklet

An educational booklet for EBP was planned to be developed based on the literature and expert opinions. The learning objectives and content of the educational booklet to be developed will be created by considering Bloom\'s taxonomy. In line with the literature, it is planned to include topics such as introduction to EBP, importance of EBP, evidence-based practice steps, clinical research question design in line with PICO, introduction of evidence-based databases, literature search strategies, research types, use of scientific research and evidence evaluation tools, introduction of clinical decision support systems, reflections of EBP on patient care and clinical decision-making processes, and finalization of the booklet topics with expert opinions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Online education program and educational booklet for nurses on EBP An educational booklet for EBP

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Nurses who agree to participate in the study and work in inpatient wards will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

* Nurses who do not agree to participate in the study and do not work in inpatient wards will not be included in the sample.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Koç University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Seda Sariköse

Principal Investigator, Assistant professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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SEDA SARIKOSE, RN, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Koc University School of Nursing

Locations

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Koc University School of Nursing

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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SEDA SARIKOSE, RN, PhD

Role: CONTACT

800-555-5555

PELIN KARACAY, RN, PhD

Role: CONTACT

800-555-5555

Facility Contacts

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SEDA SARIKOSE, RN, PhD

Role: primary

+905452722549

References

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Ruzafa-Martinez M, Lopez-Iborra L, Moreno-Casbas T, Madrigal-Torres M. Development and validation of the competence in evidence based practice questionnaire (EBP-COQ) among nursing students. BMC Med Educ. 2013 Feb 7;13:19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23391040 (View on PubMed)

Yildiz E, Gungormus Z. The validity and reliability study of the Turkish version of the evidence based practice evaluation competence questionnaire. Nurse Educ Today. 2016 Oct;45:91-5. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2016.05.030. Epub 2016 Jun 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27429412 (View on PubMed)

Jenkins, H. Perceptions of decision making among baccalaureate nursing students as measured by the clinical decision making in nursing scale. 1983. doctors of thesess, University of Maryland.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Durmaz Edeer, A., Sarıkaya, A. Adaptation of Clinical Decision Making in Nursing Scale to Undergraduate Students of Nursing: The Study of Reliability and Validity. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies. 2015; 2(3): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.17220/ijpes.2015.03.001

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Wu Y, Brettle A, Zhou C, Ou J, Wang Y, Wang S. Do educational interventions aimed at nurses to support the implementation of evidence-based practice improve patient outcomes? A systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2018 Nov;70:109-114. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.08.026. Epub 2018 Aug 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30179782 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2024.227.IRB3.093

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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