Evidence-based Nursing Practice in Surgical Clinics

Evaluation of Leadership and Work Environment in the Process of Integrating Evidence-based Practices in Surgical Clinics: A Multicenter Study

It is aimed to examine the leadership status and work environments of nurses working in surgical units during the integration of evidence-based practices into the institution.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Leadership; Evidence Based Nursing

Detailed Description

The study will be conducted with 248 nurses working in surgical units of three centers in Aydın, Isparta and Burdur provinces. Before the data collection begins, nurses will be informed about the study. The study data will be collected by researchers through face-to-face interviews with nurses every weekday between 15:00-16:00, so that the daily operations of the nurses and the institution will not be affected. The purpose of the study will be explained to the nurses who will participate in the study and the nurses who volunteer to participate will be asked to fill out the form. The form will take approximately 15 minutes to fill out. The study will question the sociodemographic characteristics of the nurses, their leadership status in the process of integrating evidence-based practices into the clinic, and the work environment and influencing factors.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 248

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Aydın
    • Efeler, Aydın, Turkey, 09010
      • Ezgi Arslan

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

It will be carried out in three centers in Aydın, Isparta and Burdur provinces with 248 nurses working in General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, ENT/Eye/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brain Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatric Surgery and Day Surgery clinics, Surgical Intensive Care, General Intensive Care, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Brain Surgery Intensive Care, Anesthesia Intensive Care, Emergency Service and Day Hospital, Operating Room Services.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years old
• Having worked in a surgical unit for at least six months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not being a graduate of the nursing department

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Surgical nurses; It will be carried out with nurses working in the surgical units of Aydın Adnan Menderes University Practice and Research Hospital, the City Hospital and Süleyman Demirel University Research and Practice Hospital in Isparta province and Burdur State Hospital in Burdur province (General Surgery, Urology, Orthopedics and Traumatology, ENT/Eye/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Brain Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Pediatric Surgery and Day Surgery clinics, Surgical Intensive Care, General Intensive Care, Cardiovascular Intensive Care, Brain Surgery Intensive Care, Anesthesia Intensive Care, Emergency Service and Day Hospital, Operating Room Service).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Leadership in Evidence-Based Practice	This is the first section of the scale and consists of 10 items. Scale items are scored using a 5-point Likert system ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). A minimum of 10 and a maximum of 50 points are obtained from the scale. As the score obtained from the scale increases, it is interpreted that leadership in evidence-based practices increases.	Once between 01.10.2024 and 31.05.2025
Evidence-Based Practice Work Environment	This is the second part of the scale and consists of 8 items. Scale items are scored using a 5-point Likert system ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). A minimum of 8 and a maximum of 40 points are obtained from the scale. As the score obtained from the scale increases, it is interpreted that the working environment improves in evidence-based practices.	Once between 01.10.2024 and 31.05.2025

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Factors Affecting the Leadership and Work Environments of Surgical Nurses in the Process of Integration of Evidence-Based Practices into the Clinic	The effects of nurses' sociodemographic characteristics on primary outcomes will be examined.	Once between 01.10.2024 and 31.05.2025

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Sultan Özkan, PhD, Researcher; Study Director: Ezgi Arslan, PhD, Director; Study Chair: Filiz Salman Saraç, PhD, Researcher; Study Chair: Hatice Ersoy, PhD, Researcher

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 15, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 15, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): February 10, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 14, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 12, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Leadership; Evidence based nursing; Woek environment
• Other Study ID Numbers: Evidence-based Practice

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: The data sets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: 6 months after publication
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Relevance to the topic of the study and approval of all co-authors within 1 month of receiving the request.
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No