Establishing an Australian Nurse Practitioner research agenda: a national consensus study

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dc.contributor.authorJennings, Natasha
dc.contributor.authorDunningham, Corinne
dc.contributor.authorMcKenna, Lisa
dc.contributor.authorLee, Geraldine
dc.contributor.authorTori, Kathleen
dc.contributor.funderNational Health and Medical Research Council, NHMRC
dc.contributor.funderAustralian College of Nurse Practitioners, ACNP
dc.contributor.funderAustralian College of Nursing, ACN
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-21T15:31:01Z
dc.date.available2026-10-21T15:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2025-10-15
dc.description.abstractAim: To establish research priorities for Australian Nurse Practitioners and develop a robust research agenda. Design: A descriptive, exploratory approach was used and conducted in two stages. Methods: Data were collected over two stages. Data for Stage 1 were collected from 14 December 2023 to 16 February 2024. For the Delphi rounds (Stage 2), data were collected from 11 March to 24 March 2024 for Delphi Round 1 and from 12 June to 26 June 2024 for Delphi Round 2. An exploratory survey was used in Stage 1 to identify clinical challenges and research themes perceived as important for Australian Nurse Practitioners. In Stage 2, a two-phased modified Delphi survey was conducted to prioritise the research themes identified in Stage 1. Results: A total of 315 participants responded to the exploratory survey, with a majority being female (77%), aged between 30 and 75 years. Participants were primarily employed in the public healthcare sector (60%), the private sector (23%), while 17% practised across both sectors. A total of 1335 challenges facing Australian Nurse Practitioners were identified. Sixty-nine participants completed the first Delphi round, and 33 the second, giving response rates of 21% (69/315) and 48% (33/69), respectively. The first Delphi round yielded 11 research themes. Seven of these yielded Content Validity Indices of < 0.90. Four research priority areas remained and were ranked in order of importance. Conclusion: The identified Australian Nurse Practitioner research priorities will play a pivotal role in shaping policies, fostering the efficient integration of Nurse Practitioners into the healthcare system and advancing research capacity. Impact: Nurse Practitioners are established providers of high-quality care internationally; however, they face persistent integration challenges in Australia. This study delivers a nationally relevant, consensus-based research agenda that identifies key priorities across clinical, educational and leadership domains. Patient or Public Contribution: No patient or public contribution.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidJennings, Natasha
dc.identifier.authororcidDunningham, Corinne
dc.identifier.authororcidMcKenna, Lisa
dc.identifier.authororcidLee, Geraldine§0000-0001-6385-8600
dc.identifier.authororcidTori, Kathleen
dc.identifier.citationJennings, N, Dunningham, C, McKenna, L, Lee, G & Tori, K 2025, 'Establishing an Australian Nurse Practitioner research agenda: a national consensus study', Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol. 82, no. 6, pp. 6750-6762. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.70276
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jan.70276
dc.identifier.endpage6762
dc.identifier.issn0309-2402
dc.identifier.issued6
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Advanced Nursing
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-6385-8600/work/194363383
dc.identifier.startpage6750
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/19489
dc.identifier.volume82
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105019176250
dc.rights© 2025, John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectAdvanced practice
dc.subjectDelphi technique
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectNurse practitioners
dc.subjectResearch dissemination
dc.subject[NursingMidwifery]
dc.titleEstablishing an Australian Nurse Practitioner research agenda: a national consensus studyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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