Master's Nursing Programs in Taiwan

• Conditions: Master's Nursing Programs

• Registration Number: NCT03696251
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

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

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2018-09
• Study Start: 2018-09-20
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-10-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-02
• Study First Posted: 2018-10-04
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-04
• Primary Completion: 2018-12-15
• Study Completion: 2018-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

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.

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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

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
clinical competencies of study subjects	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.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The questionnaire of employment status	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan