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Trial reportBMC medical education2022

The usability, feasibility and fidelity of the Ethics Quarter e-learning intervention for nurse managers.

Laura Laukkanen, Riitta Suhonen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Helena Leino-Kilpi

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC medical education, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Strategies to mitigate moral distress as reported by eldercare professionals.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura LaukkanenDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland. lslauk@utu.fi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5776-5704
Riitta SuhonenDepartment of Nursing Science, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4315-5550
Eliisa LöyttyniemiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7278-6511
Helena Leino-KilpiTurku University Hospital, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-971X
University of Turku · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNurse managers (NMs) expect support to carry out their ethical activities in a complex health care environment. In this study, the Ethics Quarter (EQ) is suggested as a new educational ethics e-learning intervention for nurse managers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usability, feasibility and fidelity of the EQ. The goal was to create a new way to support NMs' ethical activity profile (developing one's own ethics knowledge, influencing ethical issues, conducting or implementing ethics research, identifying and solving ethical problems) for the use of healthcare organizations.

methodsThe EQ was developed under guidance of the criteria for complex interventions in health care (CReDECI2) guideline. A cross-sectional survey was conducted within the intervention group after a randomized controlled trial (the main study is registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with the identifier: 04234503). The participants were NM members of the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals in Finland (n = 95).

resultsA system usability scale (SUS) assessed the overall usability of EQ as good (a mean SUS score of 85.40 out of 100). Positive feedback about the EQ's feasibility was reported in structured and open questions (a good, necessary and practical research knowledge-based e-learning intervention for all nurse managers) and recommendations for further development (intervention contents could be even more challenging and interactive) were highlighted. Fidelity, measured with Google Analytics, reported shorter time used by NMs on the EQ education than estimated.

conclusionsThe findings support the high usability, feasibility and average fidelity of the EQ intervention and its potential while also providing evidence for the development of future ethics education. Health care organizations would benefit from adopting the EQ to support the ethical activities and ethical activity profile of NMs. Additionally, this study provides an example of ethics intervention development and evaluation in nursing research.

Indexed as

Computer-Assisted InstructionEthics, NursingNurse AdministratorsCross-Sectional StudiesFeasibility StudiesHumansEthical activity profile of nurse managersEthicsNursing management

Identifiers

PMID35287662
PMCPMC8922792
OpenAlexW4220766021

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