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Master's Nursing Programs in Taiwan

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03696251
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2018 by National Taiwan University Hospital.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : October 4, 2018
Last Update Posted : October 4, 2018
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
National Taiwan University Hospital

Study Description
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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.

Condition or disease
Master's Nursing Programs

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 300 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: The Current Situation and Prospects of Master's Nursing Programs in Taiwan
Actual Study Start Date : September 20, 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date : December 15, 2018
Estimated Study Completion Date : December 15, 2018
Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort
master's nursing program
the graduates of master's nursing program in recent three years in Taiwan


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. 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.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. 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.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   22 Years to 50 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population
the graduates who have graduated from a master's nursing program in Taiwan in recent 3 years.
Criteria

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
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03696251


Contacts
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Contact: Wen-Yu Hu +886-2312-3456 ext 88428 weyuhu@ntu.edu.tw

Locations
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Taiwan
National Taiwan University Recruiting
Taipei, Taiwan, 10051
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Taiwan University Hospital
More Information
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Responsible Party: National Taiwan University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03696251    
Other Study ID Numbers: 201807093RINB
First Posted: October 4, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 4, 2018
Last Verified: September 2018
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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