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The effect of education on moral distress

The effect of end of life care education on nurses’moral distress in Neonatal Intensive Care units.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017071635103N1
Enrollment
74
Registered
2017-08-05
Start date
2017-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Moral distress. -

Interventions

Intervention 1: Interventions 1: Control group:They Perform routine works in the unit. Intervention 2: Interventions2:Exam group:They Participate in a workshop that will be held in two 3-hour sessio
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Interventions 1: Control group:They Perform routine works in the unit.
Interventions2:Exam group:They Participate in a workshop that will be held in two 3-hour sessions in 2 consecutive weeks.The educational content includes 9 titles of end-of-life care in the infant tha

Sponsors

Vice-Chancellor for Research of Nursing Faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Iclusion Criteria: bachelor's degree or higher; having at least one year of experience in the NICU section; personal and informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Failure to participate in one or both sessions of the workshop; specific stress on the participants during the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Nurse's moral distress in Neonatal Care Units. Timepoint: Before intervention - Immediately and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Hamric MDS-R questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge and skills of nurses attending a workshop on end-of-life care in a newborn. Timepoint: At intervals of workshop. Method of measurement: Frequently Asked Questions.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSahar Rahimi Golsefid

Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences

sahar.rahimi.1995@gmail.com+98 13 3350 6999

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026