Developing a Culture to Facilitate Research Capacity Building for Clinical Nurse Consultants in Generalist Paediatric Practice

Table 2

Top research priorities nominated by the participants from the combined master list from literature and those they nominated (italicised items from literature [15, 35]).

Research topic number	Research topic		Mean	SD	Rank	Research category
11	Determine how pain assessment impacts on pain management (including nurses’ perceptions of pain assessment, effectiveness of different analgesic groups, and postoperative pain management)	W	1.75	0.45	1	Patient
46	Why paediatric nurses do not use pain scores for children?	G	1.56	0.51	3	Patient
47	Does a nurse-initiated pain assessment lead to better pain management?	G	1.56	0.51	3	Patient
55	Reasons for children representing to the emergency department	G	1.56	0.63	3	Reduce hospitalisation
53	Non-compliance of clinical practice guidelines by doctors?	G	1.5	0.63	5	Reduce hospitalisation
54	A comparison of the use of high-flow and low-flow nasal prongs in children with bronchiolitis	G	1.44	0.63	7	Patient
56	What are parent expectations of nursing care in emergency departments and paediatric units?	G	1.44	0.73	7	Family
59	How frequently are observations preformed on paediatric patients in Emergency Departments?	G	1.44	0.73	7	Patient
12	Evaluate effect of critical incidents feedback on subsequent occurrence of critical incidents	W	1.38	0.62	10	Patient
37	Identify strategies to reduce medication errors	W	1.38	0.72	10	Patient
52	Should there be any difference between nurse ratios and acuity for paediatrics and adult patients?	G	1.38	0.62	10	Patient
32	Explore families’ reasons for presenting to the emergency department	W	1.31	0.70	13	Reduce hospitalisation
44	Do foster kids differ from nonfoster kids when going home with a chronic respiratory condition? Does the hospital in the home work for foster kids?	G	1.31	0.79	13	Reduce hospitalisation
62	Reasons why there is a delay in contacting NETS when a child needs retrieval	G	1.31	0.79	13	Patient
14	Identify the nurse-practitioner role in paediatrics to improve care delivery and outcomes	W	1.25	0.45	15.5	Patient
51	Impact of technology on bedside care	G	1.25	0.68	15.5	Patient
13	Explore the impact of parental involvement in hospital care including decision-making (impact on child, parent, and staff)	W	1.19	0.66	19	Patient
26	Explore models of ambulatory care/hospital in the home/community services to assist in care of children with chronic/complex care needs	W	1.19	0.66	19	Reduce hospitalisation
36	Identify reasons for parental noncompliance of treatment and explore strategies to increase compliance (e.g., asthma prevention and management and children with psychiatric disorders)	W	1.19	0.54	19	Patient
58	Skill and knowledge retention following paediatric resuscitation education programs for health professionals	G	1.19	0.66	19	Reduce hospitalisation
61	How do paediatric nurses interpret a paediatric AVPU score?	G	1.19	0.66	19	Patient
1	Identify where nurse practitioners can be employed within children’s health care	W	1.13	0.50	23	Reduce hospitalisation
18	Investigate effects of therapeutic play/distraction on children’s anxiety and outcomes in hospital (effects on clinical holding)	W	1.13	0.81	23	Patient
45	Identify the needs of rural paediatrics in NSW	G	1.13	0.62	23	Reduce hospitalisation
15	Explore the impact of pain and anxiety on children who regularly require surgery	W	1.06	0.44	26.5	Patient
22	Assess parent understanding and usefulness of information provided (printed and other modes) regarding child’s care and discharge, including long-term outcomes	W	1.06	0.68	26.5	Family
31	Examine practices, community treatments and prevention of common causes of childhood hospitalisation (e.g., otitis media, dental caries).	W	1.06	0.57	26.5	Reduce hospitalisation
34	Investigate the impact of nurse led care in acute care settings.	W	1.06	0.77	26.5	Reduce hospitalisation
2	To analyse the co-ordination between hospitals and primary care settings for the continuity of nursing care	M	1	0.73	29.5	Reduce hospitalisation
60	The role of intranasal fentanyl in post-operative tonsillectomy pain management	G	1	0.52	29.5	Patient

Key: W: Wilson et al. 2010 [15], M: Moreno-Casbas et al. 2001 [35], G: Paediatric nurse group.