title: Nursing research priorities in internal medicine nursing practice: an Italian Delphi study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In order to develop an effective and accountable nursing practice is necessary to launch research projects through coordinated studies and one of the main strategies to achieve this goal is to define research priorities.
  
  
  METHODS
  he aim of this study is define the nursing priority research in Internal Medicine and explore the possibility to define the nursing priority research in Internal Medicine. This is an observational study using a three-round Delphi method.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-five nurses (77%) completed all three rounds. Two hundred eighty-four research priorities were recorded, organized in eighty areas. The technical - care and organized - management are the areas in which were identify more priorities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The top five priorities, identify as the most important, suggest the attention of Italian nurses in care of patients, management and in safe-care.
authors.affiliation: Nurse of Medical Units, Biella Hospital, Biella, Italy.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Di Massimo
authors.affiliation: Researcher Department of Health Sciences , University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.affiliation: Nurse of Medical-Oncology Units, Biella Hospital, Biella, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolin
authors.affiliation: Director of Nursing - Nursing and Midwifery areas, Biella Hospital, Biella, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Croso
authors.affiliation: Head nurse of Medical Units, Biella Hospital, Biella, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gatta
authors.affiliation: Coordinator of Nursing School , University of Piemonte Orientale, Biella Hospital, Biella, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dal Molin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003697:Delphi Technique; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Delphi study; nursing practice; nursing research