Research Initiative
Supporting Indiana nurse-researchers, who influence the emerging healthcare delivery system through their work
Share funding sources, priortities, opportunities for collaboration and lifelong learning
Initiative Priorities
Cost
Delineating the financial value of the nurse in designing and deploying future care models
Quality
Evidence-based practice: appropriate translation and utilization of nursing research to guide practice and further inquiry
Culturally & linguistically sensitive nursing care
Social determinants of health: community-based nursing interventions focused on breaking the cycle of poverty
Defining the evolving role of the nurse in the future of health care: characterizing top of scope practice
Expansion and/or enhancement of behavioral health resources and care delivery
Factors influencing nurses’ engagement in legislative advocacy and board participation
Consumer Experience
Virtual care
Patient-centered outcomes
Care coordination and navigation
Workforce Experience
Factors affecting or interventions enhancing resiliency and flourishing (work satisfaction, joy, retention), embracing the role of the nurse
Defining and articulating the value of nursing
Optimizing leader behaviors in direct caregiving roles
Indicators of readiness for, and factors that influence success in, formal leadership roles
Enhancing the pipeline for nursing educators: innovative approaches to attract high talent to faculty roles
Contemporizing nursing education – innovative approaches to prepare nurses to transition to practice in the changing health care landscape
Member Organizations