title: A survey of NAPNAP members' clinical and professional research priorities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The purpose of this methodological article is to describe the development, implementation, and analysis of the survey used to determine NAPNAP members' ranking of research priorities, to describe the top priorities ranked by participants, and to determine if priorities differed by area of practice (primary, acute, or specialty care) or participant age.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional descriptive design with an online survey was used. Completed by 324 NAPNAP members, the survey consisted of a demographic section and 90 statements in two domains: Clinical Priorities and Professional Role Priorities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Survey respondents strongly supported the top priorities with an average overall mean score of 4.0 or above on a 5-point Likert scale. Only three of the top 10 clinical and professional priorities differed by area of practice. No clinical priorities and only three professional priorities differed by age.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The survey results were used to develop the NAPNAP Research Agenda. Both the survey results and the agenda can provide guidance for the NAPNAP Board, committees and interests groups as they develop initiatives and programs.
authors.affiliation: Nursing of Children, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA. sawin@uwm.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Sawin
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: Victoria P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Niederhauser
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Butz
authors.forename: Agatha M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schindler
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Trent
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D012106:Research; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult