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Building the Science to Guide Nursing Administration and Leadership Decision Making
M Lindell Joseph1, Heather V Nelson-Brantley, Laura Caramanica
1Author Affiliations: Clinical Professor and Director (Dr Joseph), Health Systems/Administration & MSN/CNL Programs, College of Nursing, The University of Iowa, Iowa City; Assistant Professor and Leadership Program Director (Dr Nelson-Brantley), University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City; Professor (Dr Caramanica), Tanner Health System School of Nursing, University of West Georgia, Carrollton; Associate Professor (Dr Lyman), College of Nursing Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Professor Emerita (Dr Frank), School of Nursing, Indiana State University, Terre Haute; Associate Professor of Nursing (Dr Hand), College of Nursing and Health Professions, University of Southern Indiana, Evansville; Adjunct Faculty (Dr Parchment), College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando; Director (Ms Ward), AONL Foundation for Nursing Leadership Research and Education, Chicago, Illinois; Retired (Dr Weatherford), College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Professor of Clinical Nursing and Clinical Nurse Scientist (Dr Chipps), The Ohio State University College of Nursing, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to identify the challenges, barriers, and solutions for conducting nursing administration and leadership science (NALS) research.
Background:
Evidence from leadership science should be at the forefront of nurse leaders' decision making. Yet, challenges remain in building the evidence and moving it into nursing administration and leadership practice.
Methods:
This study used a Delphi technique with open-ended questions and direct content analysis to evaluate survey responses of members of the Association for Leadership Science in Nursing and American Organization for Nursing Leadership.
Results:
Open-ended responses were coded to yield super categories and supportive codes for areas with limited evidence to guide leadership practice and the challenges for conducting NALS research.
Conclusions:
These findings provide future directions for continuously driving NALS research and for building and leveraging leadership science to support nursing administration decision making.
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