Developing and implementing the Community Nursing Research Strategy for Wales

Abstract

In order to obtain the best patient outcomes in community nursing, practice needs to be underpinned by robust research-based evidence. This article describes a Community Nursing Research Strategy developed and implemented in Wales to provide the nursing profession with the evidence to support future organisational and professional change in achieving excellence in the community. This was developed in partnership with education, research, health services, workforce planning and Government using consensus methodology (specifically, a nominal group technique). Consequently, the process was inclusive and included three steps: escalating presentation of ideas, topic debate and topic rating. The result was a strategy with four implementation strands, including a virtual network, research portfolio, application to practice and leadership.

Empowering nurses through inclusive leadership to promote research capacity building: A James Lind Alliance priority setting Partnership in Community Nursing

“…However, in addition to funding the evidence uncertainties, more widespread action is required to ensure the legacy of the PSP is long‐lasting and influential. The creation of research strategies developed to support community nursing research, such as the Welsh Community Nursing Research Strategy (Kenkre et al, 2013), is one way to facilitate the embedding of evidence in community nursing, by supporting nurses with the right research infrastructure and encouraging them to play an active part in developing community nursing research and evidence‐based practice (Kenkre et al, 2013).…”

“…However, these autonomous working practices make it even more important that community nursing practice is embedded in the evidence base, as community nurses often lack the peer‐to‐peer support in decision‐making that many of their hospital‐based nursing colleagues benefit from. With changes to community nursing practice evolving rapidly, community nurses need support to help them meet the outcomes that matter most to patients and carers (Kenkre et al, 2013).…”

“…action is required to ensure the legacy of the PSP is long-lasting and influential. The creation of research strategies developed to support community nursing research, such as the Welsh Community Nursing Research Strategy(Kenkre et al, 2013), is one way to facilitate the embedding of evidence in community nursing, by supporting nurses with the right research infrastructure and encouraging them to play an active part in developing community nursing research and evidence-based practice(Kenkre et al, 2013).National and international bodies, such as the Queens Nursing Institute and the ICCHNR, align with the ethos of the community nursing PSP as they support the importance of utilizing evidence to inform practice (ICCHNR, 2021; The Queens Nursing Institute, 2021). This is important in terms of ensuring that the findings generated by the PSP are implemented in national and international policies linking to nursing practice, education and research.…”

Developing nursing research in the United Arab Emirates: a narrative review

“…Various authors have undertaken nursing research priority scoping exercises using Delphi or similar consensus methodology (e.g. Al-Yateem et al 2016;Kenkre et al 2013;Spies et al 2015) . These studies are variable and tend to focus on nurses identifying research priorities, rather than necessarily using a more encompassing mix of patients, national health targets matched with available resources and skill sets.…”