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Abstract
Background: Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) have become essential to healthcare systems, but the development of research related to APNs has been uneven. Understanding publication trends in this area can provide valuable insights into gaps in the literature and practice.
Objective: This study aimed to analyze the publication patterns of APNs in the field of nursing through bibliometric methods.
Methods: This study is a descriptive bibliometric study. Data were collected from the Web of Science database in January 2024 and analyzed using VOSviewer software.
Results: The search strategy identified 595 publications authored by 1843 researchers across 44 countries and published in 88 different journals spanning 1992 to 2023. Analysis reveals several key trends in APN research: (a) a significant growth in publications, particularly in the past three years; (b) predominant contributions from scholars in a select number of countries; (c) limited collaboration among countries, institutions, and authors; and (d) a focus on key themes such as APN education frameworks and clinical competencies.
Conclusion: The existing body of literature on APN within the nursing field remains limited. Future research should aim to focus on fostering greater international collaboration among researchers and encouraging the adoption of the APN role in developing countries. These efforts could significantly enhance healthcare services and improve patient health outcomes globally.
背景：高级执业护士（APNs）已成为医疗保健系统必不可少的，但与APNs相关的研究发展一直不平衡。了解该领域的出版趋势可以为文献和实践中的差距提供有价值的见解。目的：采用文献计量学方法，分析护理学领域apn的出版模式。方法：采用描述性文献计量学研究。数据于2024年1月从Web of Science数据库中收集，并使用VOSviewer软件进行分析。结果：搜索策略确定了来自44个国家的1843名研究人员在1992年至2023年期间发表在88种不同期刊上的595篇论文。分析揭示了APN研究的几个关键趋势：(a)出版物的显著增长，特别是在过去三年中；(b)若干国家学者的主要贡献；(c)国家、机构和作者之间的合作有限；(d)重点关注APN教育框架和临床能力等关键主题。结论：护理领域关于APN的现有文献仍然有限。未来的研究应该着眼于促进研究人员之间更大的国际合作，并鼓励在发展中国家采用APN的作用。这些努力可以在全球范围内显著加强医疗保健服务并改善患者健康状况。
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The Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare (JMDH) aims to represent and publish research in healthcare areas delivered by practitioners of different disciplines. This includes studies and reviews conducted by multidisciplinary teams as well as research which evaluates or reports the results or conduct of such teams or healthcare processes in general. The journal covers a very wide range of areas and we welcome submissions from practitioners at all levels and from all over the world. Good healthcare is not bounded by person, place or time and the journal aims to reflect this. The JMDH is published as an open-access journal to allow this wide range of practical, patient relevant research to be immediately available to practitioners who can access and use it immediately upon publication.
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