(1) Objectives: The present study is aimed to determine the effects of teaching critical thinking skills on decision making styles of nursing managers. (2) Design: The study population consisted of 60 nursing manager will be divided into two equal groups at random. (3) Setting and conduct: The interventional study is randomized, controlled trial that will conduct on 60 people of nursing managers into two groups (intervention and control). After obtaining consent, in the beginning of studying California Critical Thinking and General Decision Making questionnaires will complete by units. Critical thinking skills will be taught to intervention group. One week after training questionnaire will complete. (4) Participants including major eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria ( Having graduate or master voucher; metron, supervisor, head nurse, incharg; male and female)
Exclusion criteria: retirement; change of work location; put off participant; incomplete completion of questionnaire or undelivery. (5) Intervention: critical thinking skills will be taught to intervention group for 8 sessions 2 hours (4 theory sessions and 4 practical sessions) using pamphlets and workshope. (6) Main outcome measures : Decision making style will examine and compare by questionnaire.
General information
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT2015062322890N1
Registration date:2015-09-01, 1394/06/10
Registration timing:retrospective
Last update:
Update count:0
Registration date
2015-09-01, 1394/06/10
Registrant information
Name
Fatemeh Youseliani
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 5530 7644
Email address
fa.youseliani@uswr.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Investigator
Expected recruitment start date
2014-11-22, 1393/09/01
Expected recruitment end date
2014-12-06, 1393/09/15
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effecet of critical thinking skills education on nursing managers decision making styles
Public title
Effect of critical thinking skills education on decision making styles
Purpose
Other
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Having graduate or master voucher; metron, supervisor, head nurse, incharg; male and female
Exclusion criteria: retirement; change of work location; put off participant; incomplete completion of questionnaire or undelivery
Age
No age limit
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
60
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
sampling olds.
By table of random numbers, intervention and control group determined.
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics comittee of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Street address
Velenjak
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Approval date
2014-04-27, 1393/02/07
Ethics committee reference number
IR.USWR.REC.1394.8
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
-
ICD-10 code
-
ICD-10 code description
-
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Decision making style
Timepoint
Before intervention and two week after
Method of measurement
Questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
-
Timepoint
-
Method of measurement
-
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group 1: during 8 sessions 2 hours, during 4 weeks in theory and practical (totally 16 hours) will be taught. During 4 sessions theory general, definitions, principles and skills will be trained. During 4 practical sessions some problems of hospital will be analyzed and presented solution will be used in wards.
Category
Other
2
Description
Control group: without intervention
Category
Other
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Mofarrah Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Youseliani
Street address
Bahmanyar street; Yaghchi Abad
City
Tehran
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Youseliani
Street address
Velenjak
City
Tehran
Grant name
-
Grant code / Reference number
-
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
empty
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Youseliani
Position
Liscence
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Velenjak
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Phone
+98 21 2218 0083
Fax
+98 22180109
Email
f.yousel@yahoo.com
Web page address
www.uswr.ac.ir
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Iran University of Medical Sicience; Nursing and Midwifery College
Full name of responsible person
Zahra Kashaninia
Position
Msc
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Beside Mottahari Hospital; Valie Asr street
City
Tehran
Postal code
1417613151
Phone
+98 21 2218 0083
Fax
+98 22180109
Email
zkashaninia@yahoo.com
Web page address
www.iums.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation
Full name of responsible person
Fatemeh Youseliani
Position
Liscence
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
Velenjak
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Phone
+98 21 2218 0083
Fax
+98 22180109
Email
fa.youseliani@uswr.ac.ir
Web page address
www.uswr.ac.ir
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)