title: Emerging areas of science: Recommendations for Nursing Science Education from the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science Idea Festival.
abstract: The Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science aims to "facilitate and recognize life-long nursing science career development" as an important part of its mission. In light of fast-paced advances in science and technology that are inspiring new questions and methods of investigation in the health sciences, the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science convened the Idea Festival for Nursing Science Education and appointed the Idea Festival Advisory Committee (IFAC) to stimulate dialogue about linking PhD education with a renewed vision for preparation of the next generation of nursing scientists. Building on the 2005 National Research Council report Advancing The Nation's Health Needs and the 2010 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Position Statement on the Research-Focused Doctorate Pathways to Excellence, the IFAC specifically addressed the capacity of PhD programs to prepare nursing scientists to conduct cutting-edge research in the following key emerging and priority areas of health sciences research: omics and the microbiome; health behavior, behavior change, and biobehavioral science; patient-reported outcomes; big data, e-science, and informatics; quantitative sciences; translation science; and health economics. The purpose of this article is to (a) describe IFAC activities, (b) summarize 2014 discussions hosted as part of the Idea Festival, and (c) present IFAC recommendations for incorporating these emerging areas of science and technology into research-focused doctoral programs committed to preparing graduates for lifelong, competitive careers in nursing science. The recommendations address clearer articulation of program focus areas; inclusion of foundational knowledge in emerging areas of science in core courses on nursing science and research methods; faculty composition; prerequisite student knowledge and skills; and in-depth, interdisciplinary training in supporting area of science content and methods.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN. Electronic address: henly003@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Henly
authors.affiliation: Marquette University, College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Donna O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN.
authors.forename: Jean F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wyman
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Margaret M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Heitkemper
authors.affiliation: Yale University, School of Nursing, West Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Nancy S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Redeker
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors.forename: Marita G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Titler
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA.
authors.forename: Ann Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Columbia University, School of Nursing, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Patricia W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Shirley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Nursing Services, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Alt-White
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Yvette P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Conley
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunbar-Jacob
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000193:education; D003479:Curriculum; D004467:Economics; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005544:Forecasting; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D048108:Nursing Informatics / Q000193:education; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000193:education; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000193:education; D014481:United States
keywords: Nursing research; Nursing science; Nursing scientist training; Research-focused doctorate