Table 2 Research priorities of high and medium importance for the nursing profession in the United Arab Emirates
| Â | Importance rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Highly important research priorities | n | % | |
1 | Patient safety and awareness of international patient safety goals including nursing staffing issues and shift length | 1225 | 91.5 |
2 | Infection control practices and management of communicable diseases in different hospital departments | 1221 | 91.2 |
3 | Critical thinking, communication skills, problem solving, time management, and planning skills for nurses | 1210 | 90.4 |
4 | Issues related to medication management in clinical settings | 1206 | 90.1 |
4 | Pain assessment and management | 1205 | 90.0 |
Medium important research priorities | |||
1 | Implementing up-to-date, evidence based nursing care and care pathways | 1190 | 88.90 |
2 | Improving communication and team work between healthcare professionals | 1190 | 88.90 |
3 | Work environment, work conditions, staff satisfaction, stress levels, available resources and safety for nurses | 1187 | 88.60 |
4 | Nurses role in prevention of and caring for patients with non-communicable diseases (e.g., cardiac, diabetes, asthma, cancer) | 1187 | 88.60 |
5 | Continuous education and professional development for nurses to maintain competency | 1190 | 88.30 |
6 | Care of immobilized, unconscious, and bedridden patients and prevention of bedsores and ulcers | 1182 | 88.30 |
7 | Wound care management | 1180 | 88.10 |
8 | Leadership and management styles and skills of nurse managers | 1177 | 87.90 |
9 | Health teaching related to current illnesses in different specialties setting and after discharge | 1176 | 87.80 |
10 | Evaluating outcomes and quality of nursing care, and factors affecting it | 1176 | 87.80 |
11 | Strategies to manage staffing issues and shortage in staff | 1170 | 87.40 |
12 | Health education and promotion role of nurses as related to the wider community | 1164 | 86.90 |
13 | Use of technology in nursing care: benefits and drawbacks | 1161 | 86.70 |
14 | Continuous measurement of patient satisfaction of nursing care in different clinical settings | 1141 | 85.20 |
15 | Legal and ethical issues related to the role of nurse | 1141 | 85.20 |
16 | Nurse patient relationship, dealing with different type of patients and violence against nurses in the work place | 1139 | 85.10 |
17 | Antibiotic use and prescription | 1139 | 85.10 |
18 | Special care needs of vulnerable and high risk populations | 1134 | 84.70 |
19 | The need for advanced and specialized nursing care | 1127 | 84.20 |
20 | Ensuring suitable clinical environment for patients from different age groups including family centered care | 1126 | 84.10 |
21 | Learning local culture and language to provide comprehensive care | 1120 | 83.60 |
22 | Rehabilitation, palliative, and end of life care | 1104 | 82.40 |
23 | Care of patients with cancer | 1101 | 82.20 |
24 | Attending for psychosocial needs of patients while being admitted for treatment or surgery in hospitals | 1084 | 81.00 |
25 | Assisting graduate nurses and new recruits transitioning into their nursing career | 1060 | 79.20 |
26 | Utilization of care assistants, and none professional support staff to improve patients care | 1053 | 78.60 |