234332 Developing a research agenda

Monday, November 8, 2010

Betty Bekemeier, PhD, MPH, RN , Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
PHN practice focuses on the population as patient or client, i.e., the collective recipient of public health services or programs delivered to a population(s) (Issel,Bekemeier and Baldwin, 2010). To determine the research agenda needed to ensure quality practice, practitioner and researchers must be prepared to identify gaps in the evidence for establishing quality and safety standards for PHN interventions. Once gaps are identified, specific research questions must be articulted and consideration must be given to which research methodologies are most appropriate for answering questions from a population-level perspective.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related nursing

Learning Objectives:
Describe conceptual and methodological gaps in reserach related to public health nursing practice safety and quality. Consider the organizaitonal resources needed for creating a culture of evidence-based population-focused nursing practice.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been engaged in teaching nursing research and engaged in conducting research related to public health nursing workforce and capacity issues.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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