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NCT Number: NCT06569407

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Evidence Based Practice

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Online Educational Intervention

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.

Other names: Online education program and educational booklet for nurses on EBP

educational booklet

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.

Other names: An educational booklet for EBP

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical decision making levels of nurses

    Time frame: Measured before the education program and 20 days after the implementation of the education program.

    The Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing Scale (CDMNS): This scale was developed by Jenkins in 1983 in the USA to determine nursing students' clinical decision-making level based on their statements. Although the scale was developed by applying it to nursing students, it can also be applied to clinical nurses involved in patient care. Edeer and Sarıkaya, in 2015, conducted the Turkish validity and reliability study. The scale consists of 40 items and four sub-dimensions. The subscales of the scale are "exploring options and ideas", "investigating goals and values", "evaluating results", and "investigating knowledge and adopting new knowledge impartially". Each subscale consists of 10 items. 22 items on the scale are positively significant. The 18 negatively significant items are reverse coded. Each item on the scale is evaluated as 5: always, 1: never. The total Cronbach Alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.78.

  2. Nurses' competencies for evidence-based practice

    Time frame: Measured before the education program and 20 days after the implementation of the education program.

    Evidence-based Practice Evaluation Competence Questionnaire (EBP-COQ). The scale was developed by Ruzafa-Martinez in 2013 to determine the competency levels of nurses and nursing students towards EBP-COQ, and its Turkish validity and reliability were conducted by Yildiz and Güngörmüş in 2016. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions and 25 items. The attitude sub-dimension of the scale consists of items 1-13, the skill sub-dimension consists of items 14-16, and the knowledge sub-dimension consists of items 20-25. The scale is a five-point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree, 5: Strongly agree), and the minimum score is 25, and the maximum score is 125. Negative items are reverse-coded. A higher score on the scale indicates more self-perceived competence, knowledge, and skills towards EBP and a more positive attitude towards EBP. The total Cronbach Alpha value of the scale was found to be 0.82.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Education Evaluation

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

    Education Evaluation Form: This form includes questions about the content of the education program, its implementation, end-of-education outcomes, and the opinions and suggestions of the participants to evaluate the education program to be developed. This form will be integrated into the Koç University Online Programs Platform, where the training will take place, and it can be accessed at the end of the program.

Other outcomes

  1. Descriptive Informations

    Time frame: Measured before the education program.

    Descriptive Information Form for Nurses: This form was prepared based on the literature. It includes socio-demographic (age, gender, marital status) and professional information (duration of professional experience, unit of work, weekly working time, working style, training status for EBP, etc.) of nurses and consists of 16 questions in total.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

PELIN KARACAY, RN, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

800-555-5555

SEDA SARIKOSE, RN, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

800-555-5555

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Koç University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Online Training Program on Evidence-Based Practices on Nurses' Competencies for Evidence-Based Practices and Clinical Decision-Making Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: RCT

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 26, 2024
Registry last updated
Mar 10, 2025

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