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Implementation of Job Rotation for the Development of Nursing Competencies and the Improvement of Organizational Health in a Department of Cardiovascular Sciences: A Research Protocol

NCT06987487 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2025-09-08

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Summary

This prospective, monocentric observational study aims to evaluate the implementation of a Job Rotation (JR) program in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS. The primary objective is to assess the impact of JR on the development of professional and clinical nursing competencies, as well as on organizational health and burnout levels. The study involves two groups of nurses: one participating in a structured JR program with bimonthly rotations across intensive, medical, surgical, and rehabilitation units; and a control group continuing routine activities. Outcomes will be measured using validated tools, including the Italian Nurse Competence Scale - Short Form (I-NPCS-SF), the Italian Nurse Competence Scale (INCS), the Maslach Burnout Inventory - HSS, and the QISO questionnaire. The research investigates whether JR improves competency, reduces burnout, and enhances perceived organizational health.

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Job Rotation Program

Nurses assigned to the intervention group will participate in a structured job rotation program across multiple cardiovascular units (e.g., intensive care, medical, surgical, rehabilitation) every two months for a period of 12 months. Each rotation cycle involves temporary reassignment to a different unit, followed by a return to the original unit. Each nurse will undergo orientation and receive support from a dedicated tutor in the host unit.

BEHAVIORAL

No Job Rotation (Standard Care)

Nurses in the control group will continue their usual duties in their respective units without participating in the job rotation program. They will be exposed to the same data collection tools as the intervention group, but without any planned rotation or inter-unit movement.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-01
Completion
2026-10-01

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