NP Research Agenda
In 2016, the AANP Board of Directors voted to create a research committee to guide NP research initiatives, support dissemination of NP-focused research, and regularly update and implement the AANP research agenda. In the fall of 2020, the AANP Research Committee began a systematic process to develop a refreshed agenda.
Subgroups of the Research Committee reviewed literature on NP practice, education, advocacy, research, and leadership. Next, they developed summary statements for each category, identified topics needing further research, and sought input on those topics from stakeholders internal and external to AANP, including contributors to previous AANP research agendas. The Research Committee then published the agenda in the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Priority Research Topics Identified in Each Category
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Practice
- Chronic and Acute Disease Management.
- Cost-Effectiveness.
- Evidence-Based Practice.
- Health Equity and Disparities.
- Health Service Utilization.
- Integrated Practice.
- Interprofessional Practice.
- Patient Access to and Retention in Care.
- Quality Improvement.
- Quality of Patient Care and Care Outcomes.
- Team-Based Care.
- Telehealth.
- Workforce Composition and Distribution.
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Education
- Competency-Based Education.
- Continuing Education.
- Initial Academic Education.
- Interprofessional Education.
- Transition to Practice Programs.
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Advocacy and Policy
- Barriers to Practice.
- Clinician Well-Being/Joy.
- Independent Practice.
- Organizational, State and Federal Policy Impact on Practice.
- Reimbursement.
- Scope of Practice.
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Research
- Health Services Research.
- Implementation Science.
- Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods.
- Translational Science.
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Leadership
- Clinical Practice.
- Health Care Systems.
- Interprofessional Practice.
- Population Health Promotion.
- Quality and Safety.