Master's Nursing Programs in Taiwan

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Tracking Information

First Submitted Date ^ICMJE

September 30, 2018

First Posted Date ^ICMJE

October 4, 2018

Last Update Posted Date

October 4, 2018

Actual Study Start Date ^ICMJE

September 20, 2018

Estimated Primary Completion Date

December 15, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

clinical competencies of study subjects[ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks ]

Clinical Nurse Specialist Core Competencies Questionnaire will be used for measuring clinical competencies of study subjects. There are 67 items in the questionnaire. The questionnaire employ 5 point Likert-scale. The subject will be asked to assess his/her own clinical competence and choose an appropriate number for each item. The higher number means higher level of clinical competence.

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

The questionnaire of employment status[ Time Frame: up to 24 weeks ]
Study subjects will be asked to fill out whether they are active practice nurse and the information of their current job, including workplace (such as hospital, community health center, school,…etc.), current job title (such as staff nurse, head nurse, nurse supervisor, clinical instructor, nurse practitioner,…etc.) and full-time or part-time.

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Master's Nursing Programs in Taiwan

Official Title ^ICMJE

The Current Situation and Prospects of Master's Nursing Programs in Taiwan

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study: (1) to understand the models of master education in nursing in Taiwan, including goals, curriculum, and clinical hours…etc). (2) to explore the clinical competencies and career development of the graduates of master's nursing program in Taiwan. Methods: Researchers will collect the data of program goals, curriculum, and clinical hours…etc. from the websites of all nursing schools that provide master's education in nursing in Taiwan. A structured self-report questionnaire will be used to collect the data of the clinical competence and career development of the graduates who have graduated from a master's nursing program in Taiwan in recent 3 years. A third of all eligible subjects will be randomly selected and invited to fill out the questionnaire by the schools that they graduated from.

Detailed Description

Study Type ^ICMJE

Observational

Study Phase

Study Design ^ICMJE

Allocation:
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Masking: Observational
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Condition ^ICMJE

Intervention ^ICMJE

Study Arms

: master's nursing program
the graduates of master's nursing program in recent three years in Taiwan

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Recruiting

Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

300

Original Estimated Enrollment ^ICMJE

Same as current

Estimated Study Completion Date

December 15, 2018

Estimated Primary Completion Date

December 15, 2018 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria: 1. the graduates who have graduated from a master's nursing program in Taiwan in recent 3 years (2015-2017) 2. The persons who are willing to participate in the study and fill out the questionnaire. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The person who is unable to read and write Chinese. 2. The person who is unable to fill out the questionnaire by him/her-self

Sex/Gender

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Ages

22 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Listed Location Countries ^ICMJE

Taiwan

Removed Location Countries

Administrative Information

Has Data Monitoring Committee

U.S. FDA-regulated Product

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

IPD Sharing Statement

Plan to Share IPD:

Undecided

Responsible Party

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Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

National Taiwan University Hospital

Collaborators ^ICMJE

Investigators ^ICMJE

PRS Account

Verification Date

September 2018

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