2016
DOI: 10.1177/1059840516671783
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Research Priorities for School Nursing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Abstract: School nurses are challenged with more children having complex conditions, who are now surviving into school age. This is paralleled by a shift in focus of health systems toward primary care, and national efforts to develop the health-care services, especially those offered to vulnerable populations. Being at the forefront of this change, school nurses in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are finding themselves under pressure to adapt to and facilitate these changes both by improving their practice and by contributin… Show more

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“…Nursing and midwifery research in Arab countries is part of the overall medical research in Arab countries, which has been lagging relative to other countries [8089]. However, nursing and midwifery research in Arab countries is on the rise and expected to advance nursing practice and healthcare services in Arab countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nursing and midwifery research in Arab countries is part of the overall medical research in Arab countries, which has been lagging relative to other countries [8089]. However, nursing and midwifery research in Arab countries is on the rise and expected to advance nursing practice and healthcare services in Arab countries.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…School nurses in the UAE recently identified the management of students with complex health-care needs as the highest priority area for research along with a number of other priorities including the psychological and behavioral well-being of students [ 3 ]. If school nurses in the UAE are to adequately care for the complex needs of school children and support promotion of mental health, prevention of mental illness and early intervention for those developing mental illness, a high level of mental health literacy is required.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Various authors have undertaken nursing research priority scoping exercises using Delphi or similar consensus methodology (e.g. Al-Yateem et al 2016;Kenkre et al 2013;Spies et al 2015) . These studies are variable and tend to focus on nurses identifying research priorities, rather than necessarily using a more encompassing mix of patients, national health targets matched with available resources and skill sets.…”
Section: Research Approaches and Prioritiesmentioning
confidence: 99%