Undergraduate Nursing Intern Cohort Study
ConditionOccupational Disidentification
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-25
SponsorNanjing Medical University
About this trial
This prospective observational cohort study aims to examine changes in occupational disidentification among undergraduate nursing interns during clinical internship and to identify factors associated with high-risk trajectories. Undergraduate nursing students will be followed using online questionnaires from the end of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship. The study will assess occupational disidentification, personal psychological resources, clinical learning environment, occupational stigma, negative clinical experiences, transition shock, emotional exhaustion, occupational fatigue, sleep, and musculoskeletal symptoms.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Full-time undergraduate students majoring in nursing.
Students who are about to enter clinical internship or are in the early stage of clinical internship.
Students who are able to use the WeChat mini-program to complete questionnaires.
Students with normal reading comprehension ability.
Disqualifiers
Students who are unable to complete the internship during the study period due to suspension of schooling, withdrawal from school, military service, long-term sick leave, or other reasons.
Students who have participated in similar interventional studies that may affect the assessment of the primary outcome.
Students with severe physical or mental illness, or other conditions that make them unable to complete the questionnaires independently.
Questionnaires with an obviously too short completion time, below the minimum reasonable response time set by the research team.
Trial population
The study population will consist of full-time undergraduate nursing students from multiple participating universities in China, including students who are about to enter or are in the early stage of clinical internship. Eligible students will be recruited using a non-probability convenience sampling method and followed prospectively through online questionnaires during the internship period.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
500 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Undergraduate Nursing Interns
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in Occupational Disidentification
Occupational disidentification refers to the tendency of undergraduate nursing interns to psychologically distance themselves from the nursing profession or separate the nursing professional identity from their self-concept. It will be assessed using an occupational disidentification scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of occupational disidentification.
Time frame
From the end of the first internship week to the end of internship, up to 12 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Change in Transition Shock
Transition shock refers to the instability, stress, and maladaptation experienced by undergraduate nursing interns during the transition from school-based learning to clinical practice. It will be assessed using a transition shock scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of transition shock.
Time frame
End of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship, up to 12 months2
Change in Emotional Exhaustion
Emotional exhaustion refers to the depletion of emotional and psychological resources experienced by undergraduate nursing interns during clinical internship. It will be assessed using an emotional exhaustion scale. Higher scores indicate a higher level of emotional exhaustion.
Time frame
End of the first internship week and approximately every three months until the end of internship, up to 12 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov