This Study Will Develop Nurse Bridge and Test Its Six-month Effects on Nursing Students' Career Outcomes Using a Two-phase Randomized Controlled Trial
Conditions
Keywords
career planning behaviors, career resilience, professional identity, nursing career persistence intentions, career self-efficacy, persistence intentions, nursing students' study
Brief summary
Methods: This three-year experimental study is divided into two phases. In the first phase, a mixed-methods approach will be used. During this phase, a mobile application based on the Career Planning Model will be developed, followed by a pilot study to perform user testing and evaluate usability. The second phase will employ a prospective, double-blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, utilizing the nursing career planning application developed in the first phase for a six-month intervention study. A total of 108 senior-year nursing students (54 in the intervention group and 54 in the control group) will be invited to participate inthe study.
Interventions
OTHERNurse Bridge App
Career planning action application for nursing students (6 months)
Sponsors
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Currently in their final year of nursing studies (including five-year vocational colleges, four-year technical colleges, and universities). * Possess a mobile phone with internet access. * Be of sound mind and able to understand and answer researchers' questions. * Be able to understand spoken or written Chinese. * Be willing to participate in this study and sign a participant consent form.
Exclusion criteria
* Nursing two-year technical college students. * Those with full-time or part-time clinical nursing work experience. * Those unwilling to participate in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| career self-efficacy score | To evaluate the trajectory of outcomes at different time points, data will be collected in five waves: before the intervention and at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention. | This study will use the Career Decision Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDMSE-SF) to evaluate nursing students' confidence in their ability to successfully perform career decision-making tasks and overcome barriers related to career decision-making. |
| career planning behaviors | To evaluate the trajectory of outcomes at different time points, data will be collected in five waves: before the intervention and at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention. | This study will use the Career Planning Scale to assess nursing students' readiness for the career planning process, reflecting their level of career maturity. |
| career resilience | To evaluate the trajectory of outcomes at different time points, data will be collected in five waves: before the intervention and at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention. | This study will use the Adolescent Career Resilience Scale (ACRS) to assess nursing students' career resilience. |
| professional identity | To evaluate the trajectory of outcomes at different time points, data will be collected in five waves: before the intervention and at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention. | This study will use the Nurses' Professional Identity Scale to assess nursing students' professional identity. |
| nursing career persistence intentions. | To evaluate the trajectory of outcomes at different time points, data will be collected in five waves: before the intervention and at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post-intervention. | Career persistence intention will be measured using a single-item 10-point Numeric Rating Scale (NRS): "I intend to continue pursuing a career in nursing," with 1 indicating strongly disagree and 10 indicating strongly agree. |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
CONTACTHsing-Yi Yu, PhD
Outcome results
None listed