Reproductive endocrinology and infertility nurse online orientation program evaluation: a quality improvement initiative.

To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel online orientation program (Nurses in REI Communication, Knowledge, and Skills [NRCKS]) among new and early-career reproductive endocrinology nurses to make recommendations for program quality improvement. Quality improvement. Reproductive endocrinology nurses. Online orientation program featuring 8 micromodules. Knowledge acquisition, confidence, user experience, skills, and abilities. Nurses demonstrated a statistically significant increase in reproductive knowledge after completion of NRCKS. Most nurse users felt confident applying knowledge in the clinical settings after program completion. Nurse users had an overall positive experience with interactive components and quality of visuals. Most nurse users gained skills and abilities that they will implement into professional practice. Nurses suggested improving navigation, adding more visuals in content expert presentations, and teaching soft skills necessary for the role of reproductive endocrinology nurses. Nurses in REI Communication, Knowledge, and Skills was well received by nurse participants and emphasized the receptivity and desire for reproductive health and fertility training among novice reproductive endocrinology nurses. Nurses in REI Communication, Knowledge, and Skills increased nursing knowledge, and nurses felt confident applying newly gained knowledge in the clinical setting on completion. Nurse participants provided invaluable feedback for quality improvement to inform the hard launch. The results emphasize the online orientation's strong potential to close the theory-practice gap.

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J.V. has nothing to disclose. E.S. has nothing to disclose. M.L. is a Research and Curriculum Development Strategist for the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and helped execute the program being evaluated for quality improvement. S.G.-N. has nothing to disclose. J.W. was a content expert for the optional interactive component of the program. Of note, the optional interactive component was not evaluated for this quality improvement project.