E-Mentoring Program for Newly Hired Nurses

NCT06739083 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 323S169TUBİTAK
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The E-mentorship Program is planned to last four weeks to facilitate the adaptation process of newly hired nurses in intensive care units. The program will be conducted through a specialized web-based e-mentorship platform, enabling experienced nurses to mentor and support the professional development of new hires. This study aims to design, implement, evaluate and determine the effect of an e-mentorship program that will provide online support to facilitate the adaptation of new nurses to work. Research Hypotheses H1 - The work readiness score of mentees who participated in the e-mentorship program is higher after the program than before the program. H2 - The satisfaction with the use of the e-mentorship website is proportional to the work readiness score of mentees. H3 - The design and usability of the e-mentorship website are effective in facilitating the adaptation of new nurses to work. Research Goals

• Design of an e-mentoring program that nurses can use,
• Implementation of the e-mentoring program,
• Evaluation of the satisfaction of using the e-mentoring website,
• Determining the effect of job adaptation of new nurses.

Conditions

Healthy; Nurse

Keywords

e-mentoring; nurse; newly hired nurse; mentor; mentee

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Work Readiness

  The Work Readiness Scale, developed to assess the job readiness of newly hired nurses, consists of 46 items and four subscales (job competence, social intelligence, organizational awareness, personal work characteristics) and uses a 10-point Likert scale. Items are scored from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree), with a minimum score of 46 and a maximum of 460, where higher scores indicate higher job readiness among newly hired nurses.

  At the beginning of the study and at study completion (an average of 6 months)

Study Arms (1)

e-mentoring program

EXPERIMENTAL

The e-mentoring program is planned to last four weeks to facilitate the adaptation process of newly recruited nurses in intensive care units via the e-mentoring website.

Other: e-mentoring program

Interventions

e-mentoring program OTHER

The e-mentoring program is planned to last four weeks to facilitate the adaptation process of newly recruited nurses in intensive care units via the e-mentoring website.

e-mentoring program

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Newly hired nurses (mentees) employed for less than one year
• Senior nurses (mentors) with at least three years of experience working in an adult intensive care unit
• Working as a nurse in a secondary or tertiary adult intensive care unit
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in nursing for mentors (preferably a graduate degree)
• Possession of an intensive care nursing certification for mentors
• Possession of a smartphone with an operating system such as iOS or Android, or regular access to a computer

You may not qualify if:

• Failure to complete the e-mentoring program
• Currently employed for more than one year (for newly hired nurses/mentees)
• Less than three years of experience in an adult intensive care unit (for senior nurses/mentors)
• Lack of required nursing certifications or educational qualifications (for mentors)
• Inability to regularly access a smartphone with iOS/Android or a computer
• Currently on extended leave (e.g., maternity, medical, or personal leave)
• Participation in any other formal mentoring or similar professional development programs during the study period

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Merve BEKE: lead
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Istanbul, 34320, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

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  PMID: 28898727 BACKGROUND

• Mansour M, Mattukoyya R. A Cross-Sectional Survey of British Newly Graduated Nurses' Experience of Organization Empowerment and of Challenging Unsafe Practices. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2018 Oct 1;49(10):474-481. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20180918-08.

  PMID: 30257031 RESULT

• Latham CL, Hogan M, Ringl K. Nurses supporting nurses: creating a mentoring program for staff nurses to improve the workforce environment. Nurs Adm Q. 2008 Jan-Mar;32(1):27-39. doi: 10.1097/01.NAQ.0000305945.23569.2b.

  PMID: 18160861 RESULT

• Chen CM, Lou MF. The effectiveness and application of mentorship programmes for recently registered nurses: a systematic review. J Nurs Manag. 2014 May;22(4):433-42. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12102. Epub 2013 Jul 15.

  PMID: 23848442 RESULT

• Zhang Y, Qian Y, Wu J, Wen F, Zhang Y. The effectiveness and implementation of mentoring program for newly graduated nurses: A systematic review. Nurse Educ Today. 2016 Feb;37:136-44. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.11.027. Epub 2015 Dec 12.

  PMID: 26725949 RESULT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MSc, Registered Nurse, PhD Candidate

Model Details: This study is designed as a single-group study consisting of both mentors and mentees.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 12, 2024
• First Posted: December 18, 2024
• Study Start: December 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2025
• Study Completion: April 1, 2025
• Last Updated: June 25, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)