Neuroscience nursing research: challenges for the next decade.

Nurses are making a significant difference in health care today and research is the key to making our practice the best that it can be. Our goal is to facilitate that research and to promote excellence in the knowledge underlying clinical practice. We should be proud of the accomplishments so far, but challenges and opportunities exist for the future. Neuroscience nurses are at the forefront of some of the most exciting avenues for scientific discovery. NINR research, past, present, and future will contribute to these efforts.