Mock interviews boost nursing Students' career confidence, study finds
NCT ID NCT07503483
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 6-hour mock interview workshop could help first-year nursing students feel more confident about making career decisions. 155 students took part in the workshop, which was designed to support their motivation and skills. The results showed that after the workshop, students felt more confident about their career choices and performed better in mock interviews.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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155 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. First-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in a full-time program at the participating university 2. Willing to participate in the study and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Failure to complete all four stages of the mock interview workshop 2. Failure to complete either pre-intervention or post-intervention questionnaires within the stipulated timeframe
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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School of Nursing, China Medical University
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110122, China
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