The Effect of the Excellence Model-Based Clinical Practice Preparation Program on Students

Objective: This study was designed to develop a clinical practice preparation program based on the Pediatric Nursing Excellence Model for undergraduate nursing students and to evaluate the program's effect on students' readiness, clinical comfort and anxiety, and levels of excellence.

Method: This study is a pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental study. The research is planned to be conducted with nursing students taking the Pediatric Health and Disease Nursing course. The study groups will consist of students who go out for clinical practice within the scope of this course. In the power analysis performed with the G*Power 3.1.9.7 program, the sample size was found to be 25 for the experimental group and 25 for the control group, for a total of 50. Research data will be collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of four sections containing the following questions: "Student Descriptive Characteristics Information Form," "Nursing Students' Readiness for Clinical Practice Scale," "Pediatric Nursing Students' Clinical Comfort and Anxiety Instrument," and "Pediatric Nursing Excellence (PHM) Model Questionnaire." In the study, students in the experimental group will receive routine orientation training and a clinical practice readiness program based on the excellence model. Students in the control group will only receive routine orientation training. Data analysis will be performed using the SPSS 20.0 software package.

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Key information

Conditions

Clinical Comfort and Worry Nursing Student Pediatric Nursing Excellence Level Readiness Levels for Clinical Practice

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Being a nursing student,
Taking the Child Health and Nursing course for the first time,
Attending the course,
Not having previously taken pediatric nursing readiness training,
Agreeing to participate in the study voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

The student's refusal to participate in the study,
Withdrawal from the study before completing all stages of the research.

Treatment and study plan

Educational Intervention

Other

In the study, students in the experimental group will undergo a clinical practice preparation program based on the excellence model, unlike those in the control group.

Primary outcomes

Students' Readiness Levels for Clinical Practice

Time frame: [Time Frame: one day in the first week of clinical practice] [Time Frame: one day in the third week of clinical practice] [Time Frame: one day in the last week (seventh) of clinical practice]

The assessment will be conducted using the 'Clinical Readiness Scale' developed by Avşar et al. (2024). The scale consists of 4 sub-dimensions and a total of 31 items: "Clinical Decision-Making and Application Skills," "Ensuring Safety and Effective Communication," "Basic Knowledge and Holistic Care," and "Understanding the Field of Practice." The scale is scored on a 5-point Likert scale as "strongly disagree (1)", "disagree", "somewhat agree", 'agree', and "strongly agree (5)". The scale is calculated based on the item mean score. The lowest possible score on the scale and its subscales is 1, and the highest possible score is 5. There are no reverse items on the scale. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the entire scale was determined to be 0.964. As the score on the scale increases, the level of readiness for clinical practice increases.

Secondary outcomes

Students' Clinical Comfort and Worry

Time frame: [Time Frame: one day in the first week of clinical practice] [Time Frame: one day in the third week of clinical practice] [Time Frame: one day in the last week (seventh) of clinical practice]

The 'Pediatric Nursing Students Clinical Comfort and Worry Scale' developed by Arslan et al. (2018) will be used for evaluation. The scale has two subscales: comfort level and worry level. The scale consists of a total of 11 questions, six of which assess students' comfort level during pediatric clinic practice, and five of which assess their worry level. The scale is scored on a 4-point Likert scale as "strongly agree," "agree," "disagree," and "strongly disagree." The third and fifth items in the comfort dimension of the scale are reverse-scored. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the comfort dimension of the scale was found to be 0.68, and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the worry dimension was found to be 0.89. High scores on the comfort and worry dimensions indicate higher levels of comfort and worry, respectively.
Pediatric Nursing Excellence Level

Time frame: [Time Frame: one day in the first week of clinical practice] [Time Frame: one day in the third week of clinical practice] [Time Frame: one day in the last week (seventh) of clinical practice]

Students' levels of excellence in pediatric nursing will be assessed using the "Pediatric Nursing Excellence Model Questionnaire" prepared by the researchers. This questionnaire will be adapted from the original framework of the Pediatric Nursing Excellence (PH) model, which is based on and related to the relevant literature.

Study contacts

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

HAMİDE COŞKUN ERÇELİK

CONTACT

[email protected]

+90 555 8478576

SEBAHAT ALTUNDAĞ

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pamukkale University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of a Preparation Program for Clinical Practice Based on the Excellence Model on Students' Readiness, Excellence, Clinical Comfort, and Anxiety Levels: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2026
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2027
First posted: Feb 12, 2026
Registry last updated: Feb 19, 2026

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