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74 gap statements mined from Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,987 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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  • These cross-sectional findings highlight a gap between conceptual support and personal confidence that may be addressable through structured educational and institutional support; the impact of such initiatives on policy influence should be examined in future longitudinal or interventional studies.

    Political Competence and Evidence-Informed Policy Engagement Among Nurses and Nursing Students in Croatia: A Cross-Sectional Study · 2025 · DOI

  • There is a gap in our understanding of how management systems govern community health nursing. Prior work has overlooked the importance of examining management systems in community health nursing.

    When Management Becomes Governance: How Community Health Nursing Is Actually Controlled · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a significant gap between the care requirements of modern wars and nurses' current preparedness. Nurses are not adequately prepared to respond to modern wars and complex crises.

    Nurses' preparedness for response in modern wars and complex crises: A forgotten necessity in education and policy-making · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the challenge of recognizing cultural, developmental, and individual learner needs. It highlights the importance of adapting teaching styles to meet the diverse needs of learners. The paper emphasizes the need for nurses to take on an active role in educating patients, fellow healthcare providers, and nursing students.

    In nurses in learning · 2026 · DOI

  • It highlights the need for a comprehensive guide for developing competent, compassionate, and adaptive educators.

    In nurses in learning · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of the concept of lay-membership and the role of lay-members. The need for improved onboarding processes for regulatory board members.

    Lessons from the changing regulatory boardroom on ‘onboarding’: An Irish perspective · 2025 · DOI

  • The need to transform the current image of nursing into a desired brand position as influential leaders.

    Strategies to Elevate the Brand Image of Nursing: A Scoping Review · 2025 · DOI

  • Further research is recommended to examine the impact of the identified strategies in achieving the brand image most desired by the profession of nursing.

    Strategies to Elevate the Brand Image of Nursing: A Scoping Review · 2025 · DOI

  • A collaborative and systemic approach to alter the nursing media landscape, image, and representation is warranted and involves, first and foremost, nurses, nursing directors, and nursing board members themselves (Mason and Ricciardi 2025).

    Finding the Voices: Representation of Nurses in Dutch Newspaper Media Between 2019 and 2022 · 2025 · DOI

  • We also strongly agree with Canales and Drevdahl that further research is needed to document the effectiveness of such care and to determine the best providers for different populations (Issel, Bekemeier, & Kneipp, 2012; University of Michigan Center of Excellence in Public Health Workforce Studies, 2013; Swider, Levin, & Kulbok, 2014).

    Creating the Future of Public Health Nursing: A Call to Action · 2015 · DOI

  • The challenge of addressing social problems and recognizing the need for individuals to change themselves. The challenge of promoting women and providing them with opportunities for education and training. The challenge of providing care for the poor and marginalized.

    Louise de Marillac: The “gentle power” of liberation · 1987 · DOI

  • The lack of opportunity of poor women and the abuses and deprivations they experienced. The need for individuals to change themselves and the need to address social problems.

    Louise de Marillac: The “gentle power” of liberation · 1987 · DOI

  • The paper identifies the need for educating students in the least restrictive environment. It highlights the importance of sharing positive practices among educators.

    Spotlighting Positive Practices for Mainstreaming · 1986 · DOI

  • Parents may struggle to provide quality time and attention to their children. Children may experience declining grades and attitudes. Parents may need to adapt their parenting strategies to support their children's individual needs.

    Gina Ginsberg Riggs: Gina Responds… · 1985 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in parenting strategies, emphasizing the need for quality time and attention. It highlights the importance of teaching children skills to help them find answers independently.

    Gina Ginsberg Riggs: Gina Responds… · 1985 · DOI

  • The study highlights the need to consider alternative childbirth care options.

    Part 4: Southern midwifery and organized health care: Systems in conflict · 1982 · DOI

  • There is a need for nurse-directors to understand the organization's dynamics and build relationships with key individuals. There is a lack of guidance on how to prepare for potential threats to health services.

    Justifying the Existence of the Nurse-Directed Health Service · 1982 · DOI

  • The moral implications of using the strike weapon in nursing are not well understood. The balance between collective and individual responsibility in nursing is not clearly defined.

    Nurses' Collective Responsibility and the Strike Weapon · 1982 · DOI

  • The study only examined the reactions of student nurses, which may not be representative of the general population. The study only considered a limited number of variables, such as the client's number of children and reason for seeking an abortion.

    Student nurses view an abortion client: Attitude and context effects · 1979 · DOI

  • Prior work has shown that people's reactions to abortion are likely to vary with conditions related to the individual case, but there is a lack of research on the effects of attitude and context on reactions to an abortion client. There is a need to investigate the impact of the client's circumstances on the nurse's evaluation of the client.

    Student nurses view an abortion client: Attitude and context effects · 1979 · DOI

  • Nurses need specialized knowledge and skills to respond to modern wars and complex crises.

    Nurses' preparedness for response in modern wars and complex crises: A forgotten necessity in education and policy-making · 2026 · DOI

  • The loosely organized health and welfare systems can barely provide for even the most rudimentary needs of the chronically ill at home. Local physicians are indifferent to the follow-up of chronically ill patients.

    Pathology, adversity, and nursing · 1977 · DOI

  • The challenge of strengthening political competence among nurses and nursing students. The challenge of addressing the gap between conceptual support and personal confidence in influencing policy.

    Political Competence and Evidence-Informed Policy Engagement Among Nurses and Nursing Students in Croatia: A Cross-Sectional Study · 2025 · DOI

  • The lack of confidence and methodological knowledge among nurses to develop a professional or scientific manuscript - The need for education and mentorship to support nurses in developing their writing…

    The Nursing Voice as a Driver of Change · 2026 · DOI

  • The gap between the importance of writing and research in nursing and the lack of engagement in these activities among nurses - The need for education and mentorship to support nurses in developing their writing…

    The Nursing Voice as a Driver of Change · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) The lack of understanding of the concept of lay-membership and the role of lay-members (“Lessons from the changing regulatory boardroom on ‘onboarding’: An Irish…”, 2025); (2) Further research is recommended to examine the impact of the identified strategies in achieving the brand image most desired by the profession of nursing (“Strategies to Elevate the Brand Image of Nursing: A Scoping Review”, 2025); (3) A collaborative and systemic approach to alter the nursing media landscape, image, and representation is warranted and involves, first and foremost, nurses, nursing directors, and nursing board members themselves (Mason and Ricciardi 2025) (“Finding the Voices: Representation of Nurses in Dutch Newspaper Media Between…”, 2025); (4) The lack of opportunity of poor women and the abuses and deprivations they experienced (“Louise de Marillac: The “gentle power” of liberation”, 1987); (5) There is a need for nurse-directors to understand the organization's dynamics and build relationships with key individuals (“Justifying the Existence of the Nurse-Directed Health Service”, 1982). 74 gap statements have been mined from Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,987 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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