Innovative Methodology
RECRUITMENT
A key innovation of our research was conducting a national RCT remotely using internet-based communication tools (eg, Zoom). This allowed us to securely test the intervention with a diverse, representative sample of RNs in their homes on their PCs. Although we are not the first to use internet-based tools in an RCT [As generalizability was a priority for establishing the potential broad applicability of our findings, our team translated the pilot laboratory version of the intervention into a web version that could be tested using a national sample of RNs from their homes. The intervention was successfully translated and delivered consistently, ensuring fidelity of the intervention throughout the study. Our recruitment strategy attracted a balanced and diverse national sample of RNs with recent experience in adult hospital units. The RNs contacted for potential participation were randomly selected from 10 state board lists, representing 5 regions of the country. Furthermore, we intentionally oversampled important minority groups (men and Asian, Black or African American, and Hispanic RNs) within the profession that are expected to expand in the years to come. As a result, our sample had a higher proportion of these groups than those found in the 2020 Nursing Workforce Survey [