Nursing Narratives, Reflective Practice and Professional Development (NarratUN)

NCT03791411 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NPR
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 69
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: In addition to foster reflective practice, clinical narratives may be used as a means to improve nurses' critical thinking and their acquisition of clinical competencies. However, few studies have studied their potential value to promote nursing professional development and there is no evidence that shows their value as a tool to improve nurses' competencies to provide a person-centred nursing care. Purpose: To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of narratives for the development of three nursing professional competences -respect, intentional presence and knowing the person- paramount to provide person-centred care. Method: A pilot quasi-experimental study. A total of 34 nurses enrolled in a global training course of a nursing specialization were recruited in September 2016. All the nurses received a multi-component intervention based on the Critical Reflexive Inquiry Model. The strategies of this program consisted in the writing of 3 narratives; 3 masterclass of 3, 2 and 3 hours respectively; a discussion group; and a face-to-face interview. The NarratUN Evaluation tool was used to assess outcomes. The primary outcome was the difference in the mean of respect, intentional presence and knowing the person pre and post intervention. Changes within nurses were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed Rank test.

Conditions

Narrative Medicine

Keywords

Clinical Narratives; Respect; Intentional presence; knowing the person; Professional development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Respect. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  The difference in the mean of respect value (pre-post)

  9 month

• Intentional presence. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  The difference in the mean of intentional presence value (pre-post)

  9 month

• Knowing the person. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  The difference in the mean of knowing the person value (pre-post)

  9 month

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Handling the narrative. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  9 month

• Respect. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  2 month follow-up

• Intentional presence. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  2 month follow-up

• Knowing the person. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  2 month follow-up

• Handling the narrative. Measurement tool: NarratUN Evaluation Tool (NET)

  2 month follow-up

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Nurses enrolled in a global training course of nursing specialization, for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 courses. All students in the specialized training programme will be included, regardless of age or previous experience.

You may qualify if:

• Being in a specialized training programme

You may not qualify if:

• Not being in a specialized training programme

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ana Choperena Armendáriz

Pamplona, Navarre, 31009, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Narrative Medicine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Narration; Communication; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 21, 2018
• First Posted: January 2, 2019
• Study Start: October 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2017
• Study Completion: June 30, 2017
• Last Updated: January 2, 2019

Record last verified: 2018-04

Locations

ES (1)