Transition to First-Line Nurse Manager Role

This study will pilot a Comprehensive Transition Programme (CTP) to support nurses who move into first-line nurse manager (FLNM) roles at Clínica Universidad de Navarra. The transition to frontline management can be challenging and is linked to uncertainty, workload stress, and role ambiguity. The CTP was co-designed with clinical nurses, FLNMs, nursing directors and chief nursing officers using experience-based co-design methods so that its content fits the organisation's practice model and priorities. The programme combines classroom training, online learning, mentorship, and structured reflective practice. Participants complete brief assessments before and after the programme. The primary focus is to see whether leadership practices improve; we will also examine feasibility and acceptability to inform future refinement. This pilot uses a simple pre-post design with data collected at baseline and immediately after the programme. Findings will be used to optimise the CTP and to guide broader implementation in the health system. (Eligibility, outcomes, dates and intervention components are detailed in their specific sections of this record.)