Table 3 Respondents’ engagement in nursing research by topic
Topic | Conduct research on this topic | Use research on this topic | Know about research on this topic |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | Yes n (%) | Yes n (%) | |
Policies and education related to nursing human resources | |||
Q1—Research on factors that influence the supply, demand, and geographical distribution of human resources in nursing | 152 (14%) | 273 (26%) | 452 (43%) |
Q2—Research on the extent, causes, and effects of nurse migration in your country | 87 (8%) | 132 (13%) | 267 (26%) |
Q3—Actions that could reduce nurse migration issues in your country | 64 (6%) | 101 (10%) | 184 (18%) |
Q4—Existing models for regulation of nursing professionals in in your country | 141 (14%) | 189 (18%) | 308 (30%) |
Q5—Education and/or training models to improve the abilities and competencies (including cultural competencies) of nurses in primary health care settings | 320 (31%) | 404 (39%) | 507 (14%) |
Q6—The impact of public health nurses’ education, training, and competencies on the health-related needs of people | 246 (26%) | 353 (38%) | 453 (48%) |
Q7—The impact of including current and up-to-date content in the nursing curriculum | 272 (29%) | 371 (40%) | 457 (50%) |
Q8—Importance of continuing education for nursing professionals | 293 (31%) | 412 (45%) | 507 (55%) |
Q9—Mechanisms to transform nursing human resources education and training curricula | 236 (25%) | 346 (37%) | 417 (45%) |
Structure, organization, and dynamics of health systems and services | |||
Q10—Involvement of nurses in management and/or leadership of health systems and of public health services | 196 (22%) | 313 (26%) | 449 (51%) |
Q11—Identifying nursing competencies that are most highly valued by patients and families | 210 (24%) | 306 (35%) | 369 (42%) |
Q12—Identifying nursing interventions that are most effective in individual health and/or in population health | 316 (36%) | 417 (48%) | 482 (55%) |
Q13—Challenges and strategies used in the implementation of a nursing care model | 240 (27%) | 343 (40%) | 421 (49%) |
Q14—Nursing’s role in inter-professional health care | 204 (23%) | 315 (36%) | 377 (44%) |
Q15—Ways to support a culture of safety within the health care setting | 215 (25%) | 312 (36%) | 408 (48%) |
Q16—The relationship between continuing education policies, quality of nursing care, and rates of institutional adverse events | 160 (19%) | 281 (33%) | 367 (43%) |
Q17—The impact of working conditions on health of the nursing workforce | 190 (22%) | 294 (35%) | 414 (49%) |
Q18—The relationship between workers’ health conditions, absenteeism rates, and quality of nursing care | 156 (18%) | 232 (27%) | 344 (41%) |
Q19—Facilitators and barriers to adequate working conditions | 142 (17%) | 225 (27%) | 311 (37%) |
Q20—Evaluation of work-related satisfaction among nurses and/or other health care providers | 166 (20%) | 243 (29%) | 342 (41%) |
Q21—Implementation of humanized, comprehensive nursing practice at health facilities | 244 (29%) | 356 (42%) | 458 (55%) |
Science, technology, innovation, and information systems in public | |||
Q22—Access to and utilization of evidence-based information, data, and practices on nursing practice | 234 (28%) | 386 (47%) | 462 (56%) |
Q23—Use of information technologies (e.g., big data; data science) in nursing practice | 165 (20%) | 263 (32%) | 317 (38%) |
Q24—Institutional policies to support the production of nursing knowledge and/or technology in primary health care settings | 148 (18%) | 217 (26%) | 276 (34%) |
Health policies, governance, and social control | |||
Q25—The role of organizational management in the performance of nursing professionals in the public health sector | 143 (17%) | 228 (28%) | 301 (36%) |
Q26—Application of models of governance (shared, clinical, public, etc.) in primary health care settings | 87 (10%) | 174 (21%) | 236 (29%) |
Q27—Nurses’ participation in the decision-making process and/or in public policy development | 123 (15%) | 225 (28%) | 298 (37%) |
Social studies in the health field | |||
Q28—Societal recognition of the work of nurses | 113 (14%) | 212 (26%) | 298 (36%) |
Q29—Strategies to promote a positive image of nurses/the nursing profession | 126 (15%) | 199 (24%) | 253 (31%) |