Orientation Intervention to Rapid Response Teams (ORIENT-RRT) for New Graduate Nurses

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This quasi-experimental study will enroll new graduate nurses on acute care units at UCHealth facilities in Colorado. It will evaluate how a 12-hour orientation intervention with a rapid response nurse affects knowledge, confidence, and nursing practices related to recognizing and responding to patient deterioration. Outcomes will focus on feasibility and potential impact on early recognition and management of deteriorating patients. Enrollment is limited to new graduates who have not yet completed orientation elsewhere and are hired onto an acute care unit at UCHealth locations. The intervention is delivered during the orientation day and leverages the rapid response nurse as a key educator.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* New graduate nurses hired onto an acute care unit at University of Colorado Hospital, Medical Center of the Rockies, and Poudre Valley Hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

* New graduate nurses who are not employed on an acute care unit at the three study hospital at UCHealth
* New graduate nurses who have completed clinical orientation or started orientation prior to this study commencing

Where it's running

• UCHealth
  Aurora, Colorado, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Maureen Varty, PhD, RN
• Email: maureen.varty@uchealth.org
• Phone: 720-848-6648

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.