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Alison Jenkins. Inquiring minds.. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2005.08.19.47.69.c3924
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The main aim of this study was to locate and classify publications, particularly research publications, produced by nurses working and/or researching in the area of rheumatology in order to develop a research strategy for a newly established academic and clinical nursing unit. Database searches were undertaken to identify journal articles. Theses, dissertations, research reports, conference abstracts and books were also included in the study. The publications once located were entered into a Reference Manager electronic database and the facilities of this package were used to analyse and classify the data. The findings of the study demonstrated that over the past 40 years nurses have been steadily increasing the publication output in this area and in the last 10 years there has been a substantial increase in all publications, but particularly research and investigative articles. However there is a lack of clinical research in this area and this needs to be addressed in future as nurses develop more advanced roles in this speciality. The main limitations was the difficulty in accurately identifying nursing publications because of inadequate details of authorship.
BACKGROUND: Nursing profession has intensified education and training of nurse researchers who could enhance the health of people through the discovery and dissemination of knowledge. This resulted in rapid increase in the number of doctoral programs in nursing in many countries in recent decades, but the guidelines for quality programs are lacking. OBJECTIVES: To develop guidelines for quality criteria, standards, and indicators for doctoral programs in nursing that may be used worldwide. METHODS: The work of the quality criteria, standards and indicators (QCSI) committee of the International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing formed the basis of this paper and authors supplemented it by a literature review and consultation with international experts. FINDINGS: The major criteria of quality of doctoral program were: the nature of the mission, the quality of faculty, the students, the curriculum, program administration, and resources. Sub-criteria, standards and indicators for each of these criteria were identified in sufficient detail to provide guidance for quality doctoral programs in nursing. Concerns as to whether the QCSI would apply to those countries and doctoral programs that focus on a research thesis only, without formal coursework were addressed. Experts from across the world felt that the QCSI would be applicable for most program types. CONCLUSIONS: Global criteria, standards, and indicators for doctoral programs in nursing presented in this article may serve as guidelines for most doctoral programs in the world as these were developed by experienced nurse scholars representing eight countries from five continents. The degree of detail in these parameters is sufficient to enhance the utility of the QCSI for all doctoral programs worldwide.