A conversation with Peter Buerhaus: crucial ideas for the next decade of nursing leadership and administration research.

Background The CGEAN, the professional nursing organization dedicated to the academic preparation of nurse leaders, administrators, and leadership and administrative research, has been providing funding for research for several years. In the process of its recent strategic planning, CGEAN identified a need for increased efforts on the part of nurse administrators and educators in the areas of research (www.cgean.org/aboutcgean.php). As part of the increased emphasis, the CGEAN Board made 3 strategic decisions. The 1st was to fund research every year instead of every other year. The 2nd was to expect those who had received funding through CGEAN to report at the biennial International Nursing Administration Research Conference (INARC) so that their research was assured of dissemination. The 3rd was to create an organizational focus on the future of nursing administration research in an era of healthcare reform. To accomplish this last endeavor, a series of engagement approaches were designed, culminating at the INARC meeting in November 2013. In support of an organizational focus on research, CGEAN developed and implemented 2 webinars, which are the focus of this article.