Newly Employed Nurses

The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effects of a connection-enhancement program on resilience, perceived stress, burnout, and intention to stay among newly employed Generation Z nurses in a military hospital. Approximately 80 eligible nurses will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The control group will receive conventional orientation education for newly employed nurses, whereas the intervention group will receive the connection-enhancement program in addition to conventional orientation education. The intervention will be delivered over four weeks, with one 50-60-minute session per week. Outcomes will be assessed before and after the intervention using self-reported questionnaires and salivary cortisol measurements.