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NCT Number: NCT07472127

Professional Readiness Through Emotional Preparedness (PREP)

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the PREP program on participants' psychological and occupational well-being, and work readiness

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Key information

Conditions

Burnout Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological Stress, Psychological

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

AdventHealth Orlando

Orlando, Florida, 32804, United States

About this study

This study will examine the impact of 5-month educational workshop series Professional Readiness through Emotional Preparedness (PREP) embedded within existing nurse residency programs. The PREP program will focus on knowledge acquisition and skill development in mindfulness, intentional recovery, emotional agility, self-compassion, mental health literacy, empowerment, and mindful self-care.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Nurse resident employed by AdventHealth working in acute care/hospital setting
  • Able to speak, read, and understand English
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Willing and able to comply with study procedures and requirements for duration of study

Exclusion criteria

  • Not in a current RN residency program
  • Unwilling or unable to comply with all study procedures and requirements for the duration of the study

Treatment and study plan

Professional Readiness through Emotional Preparedness (PREP) program

Behavioral

5-month educational workshop series

Primary outcomes

  1. PsyCap Questionnaire-24 (PCQ-24)

    Time frame: Baseline, 5-month, 8-month, 11-month

    24-item questionnaire with the following response options: 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=somewhat disagree, 4=somewhat agree, 5=agree, 6=strongly agree. Total raw score ranges from 24 to 144 and the overall score is calculated as a mean, with higher scores corresponding to greater psychological capital. The four subscales are Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, and Optimism and each contain 6 items which are averaged.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Work Readiness Scale for Graduate Nurses (WRS-GN)

    Time frame: Baseline, 5-month, 8-month, 11-month

    46-item questionnaire with response options on a 10-point Likert Scale (1=completely disagree and 10=completely agree). Total scale scores range from 46-460, with higher score indicating higher work readiness. The four domains of work readiness are work competence, social intelligence, organizational acumen, and personal work characteristics

  2. Professional Quality of Life Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, 5-month, 8-month, 11-month

    30-item questionnaire with the following response options: 1=Never, 2=Rarely, 3=Sometimes, 4=Often, 5=Very Often. There are 3 domains, and each domain includes 10 of the 30 total items. A sum of 22 or less on any domain = score of 43 or less = indicating a low level; a sum of 23-41 = score of 50 = average level; sum of 42 or more = score of 57+ = high level.

  3. Self-Compassion scale - Short-Form

    Time frame: Baseline, 5-month, 8-month, 11-month

    12-item questionnaire with response options on a 5-point Likert scale (1=almost never, 2, 3, 4, 5=almost always). The sum of the items ranges from 12-60 with higher scores indicating higher self-compassion. Average scores are categorized as 1-2.5 = low self-compassion, 2.5-3.5 = moderate self-compassion, and 3.5-5 = high self-compassion

  4. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-2)

    Time frame: Baseline, 5-month, 8-month, 11-month

    2-item questionnaire with the following response options: 0=not at all, 1-several days, 2=more than half the days, 3=nearly every day. Total score ranges from 0 to 6. A score of 0-2 indicates minimal anxiety while a score of 3 or greater indcates possible anxiety.

  5. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2)

    Time frame: Baseline, 5-month, 8-month, 11-month

    2-item questionnaire with the following response options: 0=not at all, 1=several days, 2=more than half the days, 3=nearly every day. Total score ranges from 0 to 6. A score of 0-1 indicates minimal or no depressive symptoms, score of 2-3 indicates mild depressive symptoms, and a score 4-6 indicates moderate to severe depressive symptoms.

  6. Employment status

    Time frame: 12, 18, and 24-months

    Verification of participant's current employment status at AdventHealth from human resources data will be verified at 12, 18, and 24 months.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Amanda T Sawyer, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

407-200-2901

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AdventHealth

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Professional Readiness Through Emotional Preparedness (PREP): A Quasi-experimental Study of a Workshop Series for Newly Licensed Nurses in Residency Programs

Acronym: PREP

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Mar 16, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2026

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