Authentic Connections for Nurse Leaders

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Authentic Connections; Behavioral: Protected time

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03616756

18-002750

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and outcomes of a supportive group-based intervention, Authentic Connections, to be used for nurse leaders at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, in a collaboration involving faculty at Arizona State University (ASU) Department of Psychology, Dr. Sunyia Luthar.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

• In an Nursing Education Specialist (NES) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) nurse leader role at Mayo Clinic Rochester
• Female gender
• A mother to at least one child or adult child

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Authentic Connections

Control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Protected time