Forging a nursing research agenda for New York State

The Foundation of the New York State Nurses Association Inc., (hereafter Foundation), the Council on Nursing Research of the New York State Nurses Association (hereafter Council on Nursing Research), and the Delta Pi Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International (hereafter Delta Pi), sharing the same beliefs about nursing research and the need to take action, have worked cooperatively during the past three years to develop a nursing research agenda for New York state. Activities undertaken by these three groups to achieve this goal include co-sponsored conferences, a delphi survey to establish nursing research priorities for New York state, a research program offered at the 1989 Convention of the New York State Nurses Association, and establishment of the Foundation's Center for Nursing Research. A Planning Committee, with representatives from the three co-sponsoring organizations, has been appointed to assist the Center to further specify the action strategies for the research agenda and to oversee implementation of the agenda.