The Effect of the Reflective Practices

NCT ID: NCT07103538

Last Updated: 2025-08-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

77 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-19

Study Completion Date

2024-06-03

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study was to explore the effects of reflective practices on nursing students' empathy and compassion levels.

Hypothesis H1-1: Reflective practices affect nursing students' empathy level. H1-2: Reflective practices affect nursing students' compassion level.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Empathy Compassion Nursing Student

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

The statistician was masked in the study

Study Groups

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Intervention

The intervention was implemented as part of a nursing course consisting of 4 hours of theoretical instruction, 4 hours of laboratory practice, and 8 hours of clinical practice. For 14 weeks, reflective practice was integrated into both the laboratory and clinical components. In the laboratory sessions, clinical scenarios were developed based on five common topics (e.g., infection control, vital signs) that students are likely to encounter during clinical practice. Students performed these scenarios by taking on different roles. Following each role-play, structured reflection sessions were conducted with the students. In the clinical setting, the final hour of each practice day was allocated for reflection. After completing an online reflection form, students had the opportunity to engage in group discussions if they wished to reflect further.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Reflective practices

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention was implemented as part of a nursing course consisting of 4 hours of theoretical instruction, 4 hours of laboratory practice, and 8 hours of clinical practice. For 14 weeks, reflective practice was integrated into both the laboratory and clinical components. In the laboratory sessions, clinical scenarios were developed based on five common topics (e.g., infection control, vital signs) that students are likely to encounter during clinical practice. Students performed these scenarios by taking on different roles. Following each role-play, structured reflection sessions were conducted with the students. In the clinical setting, the final hour of each practice day was allocated for reflection. After completing an online reflection form, students had the opportunity to engage in group discussions if they wished to reflect further.

Control

Students followed the same laboratory and clinical curriculum but did not participate in any structured reflective practices. They received standard instruction in psychomotor skills and routine clinical procedures without the inclusion of role-play, scenario-based learning, or debriefing sessions.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Reflective practices

The intervention was implemented as part of a nursing course consisting of 4 hours of theoretical instruction, 4 hours of laboratory practice, and 8 hours of clinical practice. For 14 weeks, reflective practice was integrated into both the laboratory and clinical components. In the laboratory sessions, clinical scenarios were developed based on five common topics (e.g., infection control, vital signs) that students are likely to encounter during clinical practice. Students performed these scenarios by taking on different roles. Following each role-play, structured reflection sessions were conducted with the students. In the clinical setting, the final hour of each practice day was allocated for reflection. After completing an online reflection form, students had the opportunity to engage in group discussions if they wished to reflect further.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Voluntary participation in the study
* Enrollment in the "Fundamentals of Nursing-II" course
* Taking the course for the first time
* Not having previously received training in reflective practice
* Being registered in Class B

Exclusion Criteria

* Refusal to participate in the study at any stage of the study process
* Failure to fully complete the data collection forms
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Akdeniz University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fatma DURSUN ERGEZEN

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Akdeniz University

Antalya, Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Durkin M, Gurbutt R, Carson J. Effectiveness of an online short compassion strengths course on nursing students compassion: A mixed methods non-randomised pilot study. Nurse Educ Today. 2022 Apr;111:105315. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105315. Epub 2022 Feb 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35290862 (View on PubMed)

Dreifuerst KT. Using debriefing for meaningful learning to foster development of clinical reasoning in simulation. J Nurs Educ. 2012 Jun;51(6):326-33. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20120409-02. Epub 2012 Apr 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22495923 (View on PubMed)

Contreras JA, Edwards-Maddox S, Hall A, Lee MA. Effects of Reflective Practice on Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Stress, Anxiety and Competency: An Integrative Review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2020 Jun;17(3):239-245. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12438. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32329238 (View on PubMed)

Coleman D, Willis DS. Reflective writing: the student nurse's perspective on reflective writing and poetry writing. Nurse Educ Today. 2015 Jul;35(7):906-11. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.02.018. Epub 2015 Mar 14.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25802097 (View on PubMed)

Arman M. Empathy, sympathy, and altruism-An evident triad based on compassion. A theoretical model for caring. Scand J Caring Sci. 2023 Sep;37(3):862-871. doi: 10.1111/scs.13163. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36942653 (View on PubMed)

Adamson E, Dewar B. Compassionate Care: Student nurses' learning through reflection and the use of story. Nurse Educ Pract. 2015 May;15(3):155-61. doi: 10.1016/j.nepr.2014.08.002. Epub 2014 Sep 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25754833 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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FErgezen

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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