Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW, Australia.
Int Nurs Rev. 2018 Sep;65(3):381-391. doi: 10.1111/inr.12402. Epub 2017 Aug 25.
Globally, nurses are undertaking expanded and more specialized roles in healthcare planning and service delivery in response to changing patterns and levels of health service demand. This means the nursing profession is increasingly considered as leaders in health service policy, research and practice. The United Arab Emirates has strengthened nursing governance and practice by establishing a Nursing and Midwifery Council and increasing the activity of nursing specialization, service leadership and research. This study aimed to identify clinically relevant research priorities to facilitate nursing contributions to evidence-based care and strengthening health services in the country.
A two-stage Delphi study design was used.
The first round involved 783 participants. The second round involved 1116 participants, as more clinical settings were accessed. In total, 58 research priorities across a variety of nursing specialties (paediatrics, emergency care, intensive care, labour and maternity care, operating theatre and long-term care) were identified as highly important.
These identified priorities will guide a more informed programme of research in each nursing specialty, with the aim of strengthening the evidence base to improving outcomes for patients and their families in the United Arab Emirates.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE, RESEARCH AND POLICY: The findings provide guidance on key areas for nurses to focus research contributions to enhance evidence-based care and strengthen health systems. The identified priorities may also guide researchers in academic institutions to conduct research informed by current, clinically relevant issues. The findings may help inform funders and policymakers to support allocation of funding to research that has potential to contribute to enhancing nursing care in specialist areas.
全球范围内，护士在医疗保健规划和服务提供方面承担着扩大和更加专业化的角色，以应对不断变化的卫生服务需求模式和水平。这意味着护理行业越来越被视为卫生服务政策、研究和实践的领导者。阿拉伯联合酋长国通过建立护理和助产理事会以及增加护理专业化、服务领导力和研究的活动，加强了护理治理和实践。本研究旨在确定临床相关的研究重点，以促进护理为循证护理和加强国家卫生服务做出贡献。
使用两阶段德尔菲研究设计。
第一轮涉及 783 名参与者。第二轮涉及 1116 名参与者，因为更多的临床环境得到了访问。总共确定了 58 项研究重点，涵盖了各种护理专业（儿科、急救、重症监护、分娩和产科护理、手术室和长期护理），这些重点被认为非常重要。
这些确定的重点将指导每个护理专业更有针对性的研究计划，旨在加强证据基础，改善阿拉伯联合酋长国患者及其家属的治疗效果。
对护理实践、研究和政策的影响： 这些发现为护士提供了指导，使其能够专注于研究贡献，以加强循证护理并加强卫生系统。确定的重点也可能指导学术机构的研究人员进行基于当前临床相关问题的研究。这些发现可能有助于告知资助者和决策者，以支持将资金分配给有可能有助于加强专科护理的研究。
