Nashwan Abdulqadir J, Abou Hashish Ebtsam A, Mohamed Ahmed S, Alrimawi Intima, Aqtam Ibrahim, Al Obeisat Salwa, Alhalaiqa Fadwa, Alzaatreh Mohammad, Al Hadidi Majdi, Al-Fayyadh Sadeq, Faleh Jadeel N, Shaban Marwa, Shaban Mostafa, Mirzaei Alireza, Vakilabad Reza, Arabloo Jalal, Siddique Sulman, Shdefat Aisha, Atout Maha, Alharbi Hanan F
Department of Nursing & Midwifery Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, QAT.
Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Alexandria, EGY.
Cureus. 2024 Jul 14;16(7):e64540. doi: 10.7759/cureus.64540. eCollection 2024 Jul.
Nurses play a significant role in contributing to various health priorities globally, including research. Identifying the status of national nursing research priorities in the Eastern Mediterranean Region is crucial to cultivating these priorities. This expert opinion paper highlights the existing status of national nursing research priorities in Eastern Mediterranean Region countries concerning their existence and publicity.
Experts from nine Eastern Mediterranean Region countries, including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, contributed to this report. They participated by completing a cross-sectional survey and providing a narrative description of their opinions.
The findings revealed that 58% of the participating countries have existing national nursing research priorities, while 25.8% do not, and 16% are under development. Governmental organizations developed the largest portion of the priorities (38%). Midwives were not considered in half of the published priorities. The vast majority of national nursing research priorities (65%) were developed by experts' opinions and consensus, and 33% only have an associated strategy, outcome measures, and/or funding opportunities. Generally, most published research priorities were not updated regularly.
Eastern Mediterranean Region countries face a challenge with the need for more nurses, which may hinder their involvement in research projects or continued education. Despite this, all countries involved in this report emphasized the importance of developing nursing education and research as priorities for improving their current nursing workforce. Health policymakers, nurse practitioners, academic researchers, educators, and nursing leaders should collaborate to develop operational plans to foster national nursing education and research.
护士在推动全球各项卫生重点工作（包括研究）方面发挥着重要作用。确定东地中海区域国家护理研究重点的现状对于培育这些重点至关重要。本专家意见文件强调了东地中海区域国家护理研究重点在其存在性和宣传方面的现有状况。
来自九个东地中海区域国家（包括埃及、伊朗、伊拉克、约旦、巴基斯坦、巴勒斯坦、卡塔尔、阿曼和沙特阿拉伯）的专家为该报告做出了贡献。他们通过完成一项横断面调查并提供其意见的叙述性描述来参与。
研究结果显示，58%的参与国家有现有的国家护理研究重点，25.8%的国家没有，16%的国家正在制定中。政府组织制定的重点占比最大（38%）。在已公布的重点中，有一半没有考虑助产士。绝大多数国家护理研究重点（65%）是通过专家意见和共识制定的，33%的重点仅有相关的策略、成果指标和/或资金机会。总体而言，大多数已公布的研究重点没有定期更新。
东地中海区域国家面临护士短缺的挑战，这可能会阻碍护士参与研究项目或继续教育。尽管如此，参与本报告的所有国家都强调了将发展护理教育和研究作为提升当前护理队伍素质的重点的重要性。卫生政策制定者、执业护士、学术研究人员、教育工作者和护理领导者应合作制定行动计划，以促进国家护理教育和研究。
