This study is a mixed-method exploratory study with the aim to determine an objective compensation or mechanism of support from a healthcare system standpoint to aid in retention of nursing staff amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It will include semi-structured qualitative interviews of current and prior nursing staff from the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU, in addition to Trauma/Surgical unit and system administrators; the second portion of the study will include a quantitative survey distributed via email to current nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Progressive Care Unit, and ICU to assess ranked priority of additional mechanisms of support to improve intention of retention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Registered nurses on the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU who are currently working or who have worked bedside in the past 24 months
• Adult hospital administrative staff

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-Registered nurses (ie. CNAs, LPNs)
• RNs without clinical bedside experience in the past 24 months
• RNs working on other units beside the Trauma/Surgical floor, Surgical Progressive Care Unit, or Surgical ICU

Participants for the qualitative interviews will include current bedside nursing and clinical administrative staff at UCHealth - Medical Center of the Rockies on the Trauma/Surgical floor, the Surgical Progressive Care Unit, and the Surgical ICU. Other participants will also include prior nurses who have left their job on these respective units in the prior 24 months. Registered nurses, men and women, day-time and night-time nurses, full-time versus part-time nurses, and those with variable lengths of experience will be incorporated who have been or are currently involved with direct patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The quantitative survey will be distributed to all current nurses on the above listed units.