Research priorities for nursing professional development: a modified e-Delphi study

J Nurses Staff Dev. 2012 May-Jun;28(3):137-42. doi: 10.1097/NND.0b013e3182551543.

Abstract

In 2010, the National Nursing Staff Development Organization Research Committee identified the need to delineate research priorities for nursing professional development (NPD). A Delphi study with 13 experts in NPD resulted in the identification of 24 priorities for the next 5 years. These priorities provide the future direction for NPD research and funding.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Advisory Committees* / statistics & numerical data
  • Clinical Competence / statistics & numerical data
  • Delphi Technique*
  • Education, Nursing, Graduate / statistics & numerical data
  • Evidence-Based Nursing / organization & administration
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division
  • Nursing Administration Research / standards
  • Nursing Administration Research / trends*
  • Nursing Methodology Research*
  • Organizational Objectives*
  • Psychometrics
  • Research Support as Topic
  • Specialties, Nursing / statistics & numerical data
  • Staff Development / organization & administration*
  • Staff Development / standards
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors
  • United States
  • Workforce