Advancements in Nursing Practices Diversity: A Bibliometric Analysis

Authors : Cebrail Buran, Betül Tosun

Pages : 29-44

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Publication Date : 2024-05-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of Advanced Practice Nursing (APN), examining and evaluating differences in APN definitions. Methods: A search was conducted in the Web of Science database using the keywords \"Advanced Practice Nurse,\" \"Clinical Nurse Specialist,\" and \"Nurse Practitioner\" resulting in 8,770 studies. After further filtering, 984 studies published between 2021 and 2023 were selected for the analysis. RStudio Bibliometrix and Vosviewer 1.6.19 programs were used for data analysis. Results: In total, 984 documents from 124 different sources across various countries were examined. The most frequently used terms in the definitions were APN (27.08%) and nurse practitioners (18.75%). The number of publications has increased from 361 in 2021 to 407 in 2022. The United States held a dominant position with 644 articles, and the most cited journal was the \'Journal Of The American Association Of Nurse Practitioners.\' Key terms such as Care,\' \'Impact,\' and \'Education\' stood out. Discussion and Recommendations: Advanced nursing practices are labeled differently in various regions, creating a lack of international unity and standardization and reducing effectiveness in the field. Standard language unity should be established and researchers contributing to the literature in this field outside the United States should be encouraged.
Keywords : Bibliyometrik Analiz, İleri Uygulama Hemşireliği APN, Pratisyen Hemşire NP Tanım Çeşitliliği, Yoğun Bakım Üniteleri