Clinical trial NCT06742047: A Professional Development Programme (ProDeveloP) for Newly Graduated Nurses
Official title: Implementing a Professional Development Programme (ProDeveloP): an Introduction for Newly Graduated Nurses
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Professional Fulfillment
Professional Identity Formation
Professional Quality of Life
Support Program
Development
Nurse Role
Keywords: Introduction programme
Newly graduated nurses
Professional development
Role clarity
Task mastery
Stress
Recovery
Reflection
Social acceptance
Transition support
Dialogue group
Registered nurse
Focus group
Intervention
Interview
Intensive measures
Lead sponsor: Mälardalen University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Region Västmanland
name: AFA Insurance
First posted: 2024-12-19
Enrollment: 108
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two cohorts of NGNs received the ProDevelop intervention in 2023 and 2024. A control group in 2022 did not receive the intervention but the previous introduction programme.
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: This clinical study aims to implement and evaluate a professional development programme (ProDeveloP) designed to facilitate the transition of newly graduated nurses (NGNs) into their new roles. NGNs face several challenges in the work environment and in developing their professional competencies. The aim is to support NGNs in a county hospital in central Sweden to facilitate their professional development. Data will be collected during the NGNs' first year through intensive longitudinal measures, including weekly and quarterly questionnaires. This will be combined with individual interviews and focus groups with NGNs, dialogue facilitators and managers.

Detailed description: The primary outcomes will be role clarity, task mastery, social acceptance, recovery and stress. The researchers will compare the results of the primary outcomes with those of a control group measure. Secondary outcomes will be experience of the intervention, transition support, job satisfaction and intention to leave.

Informed consent was signed prior to participation in the study. The ethical application has been approved by the Ethics Authority IS, diary number 2022-05682-0.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

* Registered nurses in Sweden employed as Newly Graduated Nurses (NGNs) in a county in central Sweden participating in the ProDeveloP, the intervention group.
* Registered nurses in Sweden employed as Newly Graduated Nurses (NGNs) in a county in central Sweden, NGNs participating in the introduction programme prior to the study, not participating in the ProDeveloP, the control group.
* Experienced registered nurses as facilitators for the dialogue groups for the NGNs in the intervention.
* Managers at the county hospital for the NGNs participating in the intervention.

Exclusion criteria:

• Managers without NGNs participated in the intervention.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Role Clarity
timeFrame: The measurement was carried out thirteen times, every week during the first time participation in the ProDeveloP intervention. The control group was measured at the thirteenth week after the start of the introduction programme.
measure: Recovery
timeFrame: The measurement was carried out thirteen times, every week during the first time participation in the ProDeveloP intervention and then at months 4, 8 and 12 after the start. The control group was measured at the thirteenth week.
measure: Task Mastery
timeFrame: The measurement was carried out thirteen times, every week during the first time participation in the ProDeveloP intervention. The control group was measured at the thirteenth week after the start of the introduction programme.
measure: Social acceptance
timeFrame: The measurement was carried out thirteen times, every week during the first time participation in the ProDeveloP intervention. The control group was measured at the thirteenth week after the start of the introduction programme.
measure: Stress
timeFrame: The measurement was carried out thirteen times, every week during the first time participation in the ProDeveloP intervention and then at months 4, 8 and 12 after the start. The control group was measured at the thirteenth week.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Job satiscation
timeFrame: Measured during months 4, 8 and 12 of participating in the intervention.
measure: Intentions to leave
timeFrame: Measured during months 4, 8 and 12 of participating in the intervention.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Västerås
country: Sweden
facility: Mälardalens University
Study officials:
affiliation: Mälardalens University
name: Margareta Asp, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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