NCT06569407

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

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

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 70 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Koç University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Evidence Based Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Online Educational Intervention	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	Educational Booklet	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-08-01
• Primary completion: 2027-08-01
• Completion: 2027-11-01
• First posted: 2024-08-26
• Last updated: 2025-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)