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902 gap statements mined from Nursing education and management papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 7,602 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Further research is recommended to better understand the impact of pedagogical and clinical practice components of nursing education programmes to better prepare students for mental health practice.

    Mental Health Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Psychological Trauma Education and Its Impact on Their Practice: A Qualitative Study · 2026 · DOI

  • Role clarity has been shown to reduce uncertainty and cognitive strain in high-demand work environments, whereas poorly defined responsibilities may intensify perceived stress even in otherwise supportive organisational settings.

    Job Satisfaction Among Nursing Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study in Slovenian Healthcare Settings · 2026 · DOI

  • This study included 31 participants; however, the sample may not represent the full range of experiences among registered nurses in anaesthetic nursing across Australia, given the limited sample size and the fact that more than 50% were working in a single state.

    ‘More than Just a Personal Assistant’: A Qualitative Study Examining the Lived Experiences of Anaesthetic Nurses in Australia · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should prioritize longitudinal designs to examine changes in job satisfaction over time and to better explore potential relationships between job satisfaction and its associated variables. Expanding studies to include multiple Local Health Units would enable regional comparisons and support the identification of context-specific factors.

    Job Satisfaction in Nursing Practice: A Descriptive and Comparative Study Across Organizational and Professional Groups · 2026 · DOI

  • This does not account for all internal mobility within the listed units where organizational retention was maintained and therefore is likely an underestimation of the financial impact. This initiative helped the team to identify a gap in knowledge and understanding of best practices for patient assignment creation to maximize both RN and UAP communication while being responsive to patient workload and acuity.

    Standardized Communication Across Interprofessional Teams: A Quality-Improvement Initiative to Support Nursing Staff Retention · 2026 · DOI

  • An IRN may function effectively within a team while still feeling that her experience, judgment, or opportunities to contribute are insufficiently recognized.

    “My Colleagues Are the Ones Who Taught Me Everything”: Navigating Workplace Integration Through Organizational Socialization Among Internationally Recruited Nurses: A Qualitative Descriptive Study · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on implementing and evaluating the proposed conceptual framework across diverse nursing education institution contexts to determine its effectiveness in reducing SAWAF, improving student experiences and enhancing academic success and retention.

    A conceptual framework for interventions targeting stigma associated with academic failure among repeating nursing students in nursing education · 2026 · DOI

  • Professional identity in nursing (PIN) is central to nurse well-being, retention, and professional development; however, limited research has examined how military service influences PIN.

    Comparing professional identity in nursing: Insights from veterans and non-veterans · 2026 · DOI

  • Float‐pool practice, which entails redeploying ward nurses to other units, is a common strategy; however, its effectiveness in the GCC remains underexplored.

    Between Units: Exploring Saudi Nurses’ Views on Float‐Pool Practice and Implications for GCC Healthcare · 2026 · DOI

  • Incorporating more diverse data sources, exploring tailored time-series modeling techniques, and considering additional data points could significantly enhance prediction accuracy. Future research should also be conducted into finding out the extent of the discrepancy between workload recorded in LEP and the actual workload.

    Development of a Data-Based Method for Predicting Nursing Workload in an Acute Care Hospital: Methodological Study · 2025 · DOI

  • These methods enhanced awareness of relational dynamics and person-centered care, although their long-term impact on professional practice remains to be evaluated. However, it is important to note that most studies assessed outcomes immediately or shortly after the interventions, and few reported longer-term follow-up, so the sustainability of these skills and the direct impact on patient care remain uncertain.

    The Role of Theatre-Based Methodologies as Complementary Educational Interventions in Continuing Nursing Education: A Scoping Review · 2025 · DOI

  • Addressing the needs and challenges of new graduate nurses requires a multifaceted approach that integrates support mechanisms tailored to their unique characteristics.

    How Do We Keep Our New Graduate Nurses in Australia? · 2025 · DOI

  • The scarcity of studies leads to a lack of consensus in this area; the limited focus on specific but increasingly important areas, such as emotional aspects, as well as insufficient exploration of primary care-specific metrics, highlight the need for targeted research and refinement in this field.

    Mapping and Characterizing Instruments for Assessing Family Nurses’ Workload: Scoping Review · 2024 · DOI

  • The studies included in this review allow us to state that there is still a gap in evidence regarding family nurses’ workload assessment.

    Mapping and Characterizing Instruments for Assessing Family Nurses’ Workload: Scoping Review · 2024 · DOI

  • Additionally, future research should investigate how gender influences the satisfaction and motivational outcomes of BPNs. The dynamics of gender within healthcare hierarchies may affect nurses’ experiences in ways that have not been thoroughly examined in the existing literature.

    Building on Self-Determination Theory to Unravel the Motivational Drivers of Nurses and Rehabilitation Therapists in a Moroccan University Hospital: A Qualitative Study · 2026 · DOI

  • As the understanding and manifestation of turbulence can vary across organizational and cultural settings, further empirical refinement and validation are warranted.

    Turbulence in Nursing—A Conceptual and Contextual Exploration · 2026 · DOI

  • Taken together, these findings and the existing literature suggest that emotional distress during clinical placements warrants attention when considering strategies for early identification and support during the Practicum modules.

    Perceptions of Nursing Undergraduates Regarding Their Clinical Placements: A Qualitative Interpretative Study · 2026 · DOI

  • The most consistently reported associations concerned work engagement, organisational commitment and retention intention, whereas actual retention, innovation, organisational performance and patient outcomes were less frequently examined or yielded inconsistent findings.

    Nursing Talent Management Models: A Scoping Review · 2026 · DOI

  • This study has several strengths: it addresses an understudied rural context, includes participants from multiple facilities, uses probability-based sampling within strata, and reports effect sizes and confidence intervals.

    Professional practice environment and advanced nursing interventions associated with nurse-perceived quality of healthcare delivery in selected rural facilities in Saudi Arabia: a multisite cross-sectional correlational study · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should address the limitations of a single perspective by developing instruments that facilitate collaboration among nurses, patients, and family members to achieve a precise alignment between nursing supply and patient care demand.

    Missed Nursing Care during the Perioperative Period: A Dual-Perspective Scoping Review from Nurses and Patients · 2026 · DOI

  • The findings may inform future research exploring these relationships and help guide further investigation into leadership development, managerial burnout, and conflict management practices in clinical settings.

    Interrelationships Among Leadership, Burnout, and Conflict Management in Nurse Managers: Evidence From Vietnam · 2026 · DOI

  • This study was limited to psychiatric nurses in the Kansai region of Japan, and the findings may not be generalizable to all psychiatric settings.

    Exploring the Interpretive Clarity of the TCCNI-RePract and Identifying Conceptual Barriers Encountered by Japanese Psychiatric Nurses: A Concurrent Mixed-Methods Study · 2026 · DOI

  • Because cluster separation was weak and the sample’s representativeness could not be established, these profiles should be understood as descriptive patterns in the present data rather than as fixed or nationally generalizable student categories.

    The Role of Socioeconomic Background in Career Choice and Perceptions of the Graduate Nursing Residency Program Among Nursing Students in Hungary · 2026 · DOI

  • Although leadership style, burnout, and conflict management behaviors have each been linked to managerial effectiveness, these domains are rarely examined together, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries.

    Interrelationships Among Leadership, Burnout, and Conflict Management in Nurse Managers: Evidence From Vietnam · 2026 · DOI

  • A limitation of this study involves the low internal consistency observed in specific brief subscales, namely Satisfaction with Leadership…

    Study of Changes in Nurses’ Leadership Behavior Following an Intervention Based on the Transtheoretical Model and the Principles of Motivational Interviewing: An Empirical Research Study · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Further research is recommended to better understand the impact of pedagogical and clinical practice components of nursing education programmes to better prepare students for mental health practice (“Mental Health Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Psychological Trauma Education…”, 2026); (2) Future research should prioritize longitudinal designs to examine changes in job satisfaction over time and to better explore potential relationships between job satisfaction and its associated variables (“Job Satisfaction in Nursing Practice: A Descriptive and Comparative Study…”, 2026); (3) Float‐pool practice, which entails redeploying ward nurses to other units, is a common strategy; however, its effectiveness in the GCC remains underexplored (“Between Units: Exploring Saudi Nurses’ Views on Float‐Pool Practice and…”, 2026); (4) Future research should investigate how gender influences the satisfaction and motivational outcomes of BPNs (“Building on Self-Determination Theory to Unravel the Motivational Drivers of…”, 2026); (5) As the understanding and manifestation of turbulence can vary across organizational and cultural settings, further empirical refinement and validation are warranted (“Turbulence in Nursing—A Conceptual and Contextual Exploration”, 2026). 902 gap statements have been mined from Nursing education and management papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 7,602 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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