Evaluation of education for registered nurses working in municipality care

Evaluation of education for registered nurses working in municipality care; an experimental study with an intervention and comparison group

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16918691

Enrollment

240

Registered

2021-12-10

Start date

2021-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-01-06

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Conditions

Education for registered nurses working in municipality care Not Applicable

Interventions

The registered nurses apply for the education if they are interested and all registered nurses that take part in the education will be invited to take part in the study. From the participating municip

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Registered nurses working in municipal care within the region

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Competence, self-efficacy and thriving are measured using the Nurse Professional Competence scale (35 items and 6 factors), one factor from Spreitzer's Psychological empowerment scale measuring competence/self-efficacy/belief in your own ability 3 items and the Thriving scale (11 items and 2 factors). Data collection will be during the first week(s) of the education and when the education ends and at the same time in the comparison group (might be with one months delay)	—

Measure

Time frame

Competence, self-efficacy and thriving are measured using the Nurse Professional Competence scale (35 items and 6 factors), one factor from Spreitzer's Psychological empowerment scale measuring competence/self-efficacy/belief in your own ability 3 items and the Thriving scale (11 items and 2 factors). Data collection will be during the first week(s) of the education and when the education ends and at the same time in the comparison group (might be with one months delay)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Job satisfaction measured using the Brief index of affective job satisfaction 7 items 2. Structural empowerment measured using the Condition of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II) 19 items six factors and 3. Quality of care measured with the Nurse Satisfaction with given Care (NSC) 9 frågor and 2 items measuring evidence-based care (belief in one's ability and motivation/intention) Data collection for 1-3 will be during the first week(s) of the education and when the education ends and at the same time in the comparison group (might be with one month delay) 4. Error reports will be collected from the units where the nurses work (retrospectively 12 months before the education) and 12 months after all education. 5. The units' reports in the national quality registers Senior alert and Palliative Care will be collected six months before the intervention and six months after all education.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Job satisfaction measured using the Brief index of affective job satisfaction 7 items 2. Structural empowerment measured using the Condition of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (CWEQ-II) 19 items six factors and 3. Quality of care measured with the Nurse Satisfaction with given Care (NSC) 9 frågor and 2 items measuring evidence-based care (belief in one's ability and motivation/intention) Data collection for 1-3 will be during the first week(s) of the education and when the education ends and at the same time in the comparison group (might be with one month delay) 4. Error reports will be collected from the units where the nurses work (retrospectively 12 months before the education) and 12 months after all education. 5. The units' reports in the national quality registers Senior alert and Palliative Care will be collected six months before the intervention and six months after all education.

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Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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