Basic Trauma Training Programme for Newly Graduated Nurses in Saudi Trauma Centres

Summary

New nurses often find it difficult to adjust when they start working in fast-paced, high-pressure trauma units, and many leave their jobs within the first two years. This study looks at whether a two-day training programme, called Basic Trauma Training (BTT), helps newly graduated nurses in Saudi trauma hospitals feel more confident, satisfied and engaged in their work, and more likely to stay in the nursing profession.

The study takes place at two trauma hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Because it is not practical to randomly assign nurses to groups in this real-world hospital setting, the study compares an earlier group of new nurses, who receive standard hospital orientation only, with a later group, who receive standard orientation plus the two-day BTT training. Both groups complete questionnaires before and after their orientation or training period, answering questions about job satisfaction, engagement, stress and their plans to stay in the role. The study also looks at actual staff retention using hospital employment records at 6 and 12 months. Nurses in the comparison group are offered the BTT training later, once their part of the study is complete, so that everyone has the chance to take part in the training.

Conditions

• Nurse Retention
• Burnout, Professional
• Job Satisfaction
• Transition to Practice, Professional

Interventions

OTHER

Standard Institutional Orientation

Standard existing onboarding programme for newly employed nursing staff, comprising approximately five days of general clinical induction without trauma-specific structured training. Content and duration are documented at baseline to characterise the comparator condition precisely.

BEHAVIORAL

Basic Trauma Training (BTT) Programme

A structured two-day, 14-contact-hour educational programme comprising five modules: trauma systems and primary survey principles; advanced trauma assessment and clinical reasoning; critical trauma interventions and patient safety; interprofessional communication and team leadership; and psychological preparedness, peer support and self-care. Delivered via didactic teaching, high-fidelity simulation using the PEARLS debriefing framework, and facilitated reflective discussion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• King Saud Medical City

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• Lincoln University College Malaysia

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• Lincoln University College

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Principal Investigators

• Abdulaziz L Alanazi · Lincoln University College

• Faridah M Said · Lincoln University College

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-09-01

Primary Completion

2027-01-01

Completion

2027-01-31

Countries

• Saudi Arabia

Study Locations