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Esther Maria Chipps1, M Lindell Joseph, Catherine Alexander
1Author Affiliations: Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, Clinical Nurse Scientist (Dr Chipps), The Ohio State University College of Nursing, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Clinical Professor and Director (Dr Joseph), Health Systems/Administration, University of Iowa; Quality Management Performance Measures Analyst (Dr Alexander), San Francisco VA Medical Center, California; Associate Professor (Dr Lyman), College of Nursing Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Graduate Research Assistant (Mr McGinty), The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus; Assistant Professor and Leadership Program Director (Dr Nelson-Brantley), University of Kansas School of Nursing; Adjunct Faculty (Dr Parchment) University of Central Florida, College of Nursing, Orlando; Director of Nursing Research and Innovation (Dr Rivera), New York; Professor (Dr Schultz), California State University San Bernardino, San Bernardino; Director (Ms Ward), AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education, Chicago, Illinois; Nurse Scientist (Dr Weaver), Hackensack Meridian Health Ann May Center for Nursing, Neptune, New Jersey.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to identify and prioritize research topics for nursing administration and leadership science.
Background:
Nursing administration and leadership research priorities should provide a framework for building the science needed to inform practice.
Methods:
The Association for Leadership Science in Nursing (ALSN) and American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) Foundation (AONL-F) for Nursing Leadership and Education collaborated on a Delphi study. Initial input on research priority items were received from ALSN and AONL members. National experts participated in a 3-round Delphi study.
Results:
Top-ranked priorities included: 1) nurses' health, well-being, resiliency, and safety in the workplace; 2) developing and managing a nursing workforce to meet current and future healthcare needs; 3) healthy work/practice environments for direct care nurses; 4) healthy work/ practice environments for nurse leaders; 5) quantification of nursing's value across the healthcare delivery system; and 6) nurse leader development and essential competencies.
Conclusions:
Researchers and funders should use these priorities to guide future studies.
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