Developing a research agenda for nursing and midwifery: A modified Delphi study

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 83-95

  Monterosso, Leanne ^a,b,c   Ross Adjie, Gail ^a,b   Keeney, Sinead ^d  

^a St John of God Dermatology   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delphi technique; Education; Evidence based practice; Midwifery; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL BINDING; HUMAN; LEARNING; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; NURSE; NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; ADULT; DELPHI STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH;

ADULT; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWIFERY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 84964523973     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2015.1116372     Document Type: Article

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