A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand

Background: There is a lack of evidence to direct and support nursing practice in the specialty of paediatric intensive care (PIC). The development of national PIC nursing research priorities may facilitate the process of undertaking clinical research and translating evidence into practice. Purpose:...

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Main Authors: Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie, Gill, Fenella
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Published: Elsevier Inc 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6555
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author Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Gill, Fenella
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Gill, Fenella
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description Background: There is a lack of evidence to direct and support nursing practice in the specialty of paediatric intensive care (PIC). The development of national PIC nursing research priorities may facilitate the process of undertaking clinical research and translating evidence into practice. Purpose: To (a) identify research priorities for the care of patients and their family as well as for the professional needs of PIC nurses, (b) foster nursing research collaboration, (c) develop a research agenda for PIC nurses. Methods: Over 13 months in 2007—2008, a three-round questionnaire, using the Delphi technique, was sent to all specialist level registered nurses working in Australian and New Zealand PICUs. This method was used to identify and prioritise nursing research topics. Content analysis was used to analyse Round I data and descriptive statistics for Round II and III data. Results: In Round I, 132 research topics were identified, with 77 research priorities (mdn > 6, mean MADmedian 0.68 ± 0.01) identified in subsequent rounds. The top nine priorities (mean > 6 and median > 6) included patient issues related to neurological care (n = 2), pain/sedation/comfort (n = 3), best practice at the end of life (n = 1),and ventilation strategies (n = 1), as well as two priorities related to professional issues about nurses’ stress/burnout and professional development needs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-65552017-09-13T16:02:57Z A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie Gill, Fenella paediatric nursing research Delphi technique research priorities intensive care intensive care units Background: There is a lack of evidence to direct and support nursing practice in the specialty of paediatric intensive care (PIC). The development of national PIC nursing research priorities may facilitate the process of undertaking clinical research and translating evidence into practice. Purpose: To (a) identify research priorities for the care of patients and their family as well as for the professional needs of PIC nurses, (b) foster nursing research collaboration, (c) develop a research agenda for PIC nurses. Methods: Over 13 months in 2007—2008, a three-round questionnaire, using the Delphi technique, was sent to all specialist level registered nurses working in Australian and New Zealand PICUs. This method was used to identify and prioritise nursing research topics. Content analysis was used to analyse Round I data and descriptive statistics for Round II and III data. Results: In Round I, 132 research topics were identified, with 77 research priorities (mdn > 6, mean MADmedian 0.68 ± 0.01) identified in subsequent rounds. The top nine priorities (mean > 6 and median > 6) included patient issues related to neurological care (n = 2), pain/sedation/comfort (n = 3), best practice at the end of life (n = 1),and ventilation strategies (n = 1), as well as two priorities related to professional issues about nurses’ stress/burnout and professional development needs. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6555 10.1016/j.aucc.2011.08.003 Elsevier Inc restricted
spellingShingle paediatric
nursing research
Delphi technique
research priorities
intensive care
intensive care units
Ramelet, Anne-Sylvie
Gill, Fenella
A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand
title A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand
title_full A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand
title_fullStr A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand
title_full_unstemmed A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand
title_short A Delphi study on National PICU nursing research priorities in Australia and New Zealand
title_sort delphi study on national picu nursing research priorities in australia and new zealand
topic paediatric
nursing research
Delphi technique
research priorities
intensive care
intensive care units
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6555