Abstract:

Objective Through analyzing the relevant research published by Chinese scholars in recent years，the present study aims to understand the research hotspots and frontiers in the field of evidence-based nursing practice，so as to provide reference for future research. Methods The literature related to evidence-based nursing practice from 2001 to 2022 was searched from the Web of Science core collection database，CNKI Chinese core database and CSCD database. After that，software of CiteSpace was used to analyze the included literature. Results The number of literature published in this field was increasing，and the journal distribution was concentrated. Meanwhile，the distribution of authors was not concentrated，less cooperation was found between different institutions，and the research was relatively scattered. Research hotspots were mainly focused on evidence-based nursing theory，evidence generation，evidence application and evaluation，nursing management and nursing education. Besides，the focus groups were mainly involved the elderly，children，perinatal women，patients with chronic disease（including cancer，cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases），and critically ill patients. Cancer patients，postnatal women，children，pain management，best evidence，evidence application and evidence review，self-management，safety，evidence-based nursing education and management will be frontier trends in the future. Conclusion Research on evidence-based nursing practice in China is not deep and systematic enough. Therefore，it is necessary to strengthen communication and cooperation between researchers and institutions，reinforce the evidence-based nursing education for healthcare providers，and improve the quality of evidence application.

Key words: Evidence-Based Nursing, Bibliometrics, Visual analysis, Research hotspots