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NCT Number: NCT05269277

Health System Methods to Improve Nursing Retention Amidst Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic: a Mixed Method Study

This study is a mixed-method exploratory study with the aim to determine an objective compensation or mechanism of support from a healthcare system standpoint to aid in retention of nursing staff amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It will include semi-structured qualitative interviews of current and prior nursing staff from the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU, in addition to Trauma/Surgical unit and system administrators; the second portion of the study will include a quantitative survey distributed via email to current nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU to assess ranked priority of additional mechanisms of support to improve intention of retention.

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Key information

Conditions

Motivational Factors for Nurse Retention Nurse Well-being

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

UCHealth - Medical Center of the Rockies

Loveland, Colorado, 80538, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Registered nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU who are currently working or who have worked bedside in the past 24 months
  • Adult hospital administrative staff

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-Registered nurses (ie. CNAs, LPNs)
  • RNs without clinical bedside experience in the past 24 months
  • RNs working on other units beside the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Identify a common mechanism or implementation to improve intention of retention or nurses amongst the Trauma/Surgical units amidst COVID-19

    Time frame: 24 months

    The goal is to identify a common theme amongst nurses on the Trauma/Surgical units regarding a means of compensation or action item from the healthcare system to improve intention of retention amidst ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Obtaining this is two-fold, to include qualitative interviewing with nurses on the affected units first-hand with subsequent transcription and coding to identify common themes; and a widely distributed quantitative survey to assess ranked priorities to implement to improve intention of retention.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Commonly-identified challenges nurses are facing on a Trauma/Surgical unit during COVID-19

    Time frame: 24 months

    The goal is to identify common challenges nurses on Trauma/Surgical units during COVID-19. This will primarily be obtained via qualitative interviewing of nurses on the affected unit first-hand to discuss the most challenging parts of their jobs, in particularly during COVID-19, subsequently followed by transcription and coding and analysis to identify common themes.

  2. Commonly-identified support mechanisms implemented by the healthcare system that have aided in intention of retention of nurses on a Trauma/Surgical unit during COVID-19

    Time frame: 24 months

    The goal is to identify common interventions the healthcare systems has provided that has helped with intention of retention of nursing staff during COVID-19. To obtain this, qualitative interviewing will be done speaking to affected nurses first-hand, following by subsequent transcription and coding and data analysis to identify these common themes.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Poudre Valley Health System

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 7, 2022
Registry last updated
Jun 8, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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