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Nursing research priorities in internal medicine nursing practice: an Italian Delphi study

  • D. S. Di Massimo
  • , G. Catania
  • , A. Bertolin
  • , A. Croso
  • , C. Gatta
  • , A. Dal Molin

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: In order to develop an effective and accountable nursing practice is necessary to launch research projects through coordinated studies and one of the main strategies to achieve this goal is to define research priorities.

METHODS: he aim of this study is define the nursing priority research in Internal Medicine and explore the possibility to define the nursing priority research in Internal Medicine. This is an observational study using a three-round Delphi method.

RESULTS: Fifty-five nurses (77%) completed all three rounds. Two hundred eighty-four research priorities were recorded, organized in eighty areas. The technical - care and organized - management are the areas in which were identify more priorities.

CONCLUSIONS: The top five priorities, identify as the most important, suggest the attention of Italian nurses in care of patients, management and in safe-care.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)760-768
Number of pages9
JournalAnnali di Igiene Medicina Preventiva e di Comunita
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2015

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Delphi study
  • nursing practice
  • nursing research

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