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Chinese Journal of Nursing Education ›› 2019, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (1): 52-56.doi: 10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2019.01.012

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Research topic analysis of nursing education related dissertations of graduates in 2011-2018

Huan-huan YIN,Qian-qian LOU,Zhi-gang QIAN()   

  • Received:2018-09-07 Online:2019-01-20 Published:2019-08-07
  • Contact: Zhi-gang QIAN E-mail:qianzg666@sina.com

Abstract:

Objective To analyze the research topics of academic nursing education related dissertations of graduates. Methods The researchers sorted and analyzed the annual distribution,research topics and key words about 483 nursing education dissertations published from 2011 to 2018 by content analysis. Results The amount of publications increased first and then decreased,and reached a peak of 85 in 2013;the research topics cover a wide range of 5 primary categories and 15 secondary categories. A total of 41 high-frequent keywords were found in the field of nursing education mainly focusing on “nursing undergraduates”. Conclusion The research topics of master dissertations of nursing education in China is gradually enriched,however, those topics are repeated and old;the research fields gradually expand,but annual distribution is unequal;the structure of research object is unreasonable;and the interdisciplinary studies need to be strengthened. It is suggested that nursing scholars should study nursing education from different levels,different disciplines and different angles in the future.

Key words: Education,Nursing, Academic Dissertations, Bibliometrics