Nursing higher education in MERCOSUR: a bibliometric study

Abstract

Objective: to identify productions that approach nursing high education in member states of MERCOSUR. Method: bibliometric study with quantitative approach carried out in search mechanisms, such as BVS, Capes, SciELO, Scopus and PubMed, between 2006 and 2015. It was found 301 articles about nursing education in MERCOSUR. Results: point to concern for the nurse's education for public health policies, for teacher's education and the teaching-learning process. However, publications regarding technologies associated with distance education on health fi eld are low. Conclusion: this study contributes with discussion in nursing education fi eld when points to the themes regarding the production about nurses' education in MERCOSUR, specially, the range of targets set up in the Educational MERCOSUR agreement. Descriptors: Nursing; MERCOSUR; Nursing Education; Higher Education; Bibliometrics. RESUMO Objetivo: identifi car as produções que abordam a formação superior em enfermagem nos países integrantes do MERCOSUL. Método: estudo bibliométrico com abordagem quantitativa realizado nos mecanismos de busca BVS, Portal de Periódicos da Capes, SciELO, Scopus e PubMed, no período de 2006 a 2015. Foram encontrados 301 artigos acerca da formação em Enfermagem no MERCOSUL. Resultados: apontam para a preocupação com a formação do enfermeiro para as políticas de saúde pública, para a formação docente e o processo ensino aprendizagem, porém são tímidas as publicações em relação às tecnologias associadas à educação à distância na área da saúde. Conclusão: este estudo contribui com a discussão no campo da educação em enfermagem, ao apontar os temas sobre a produção acerca formação do profi ssional de enfermagem no MERCOSUL em especial, do alcance das metas estabelecidas no acordo MERCOSUL Educativo. Descritores: Enfermagem; MERCOSUL; Educação em Enfermagem; Educação Superior; Bibliometria. RESUMEN Objetivo: identifi car las producciones que abordan la formación superior en enfermería en los países integrantes del MERCOSUR. Método: estudio bibliométrico con abordaje cuantitativo realizado en los mecanismos de búsqueda BVS, Portal de Periódicos de la Capes, SciELO, Scopus y PubMed, en el período de 2006 a 2015. Fueron encontrados 301 artículos acerca de la formación en Enfermería en el MERCOSUR. Resultados: apuntan a la preocupación por la formación del enfermero para las políticas de salud pública, para la formación docente y el proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje, pero son tímidas las publicaciones en relación a las tecnologías asociadas a la educación a distancia en el área de la salud. Conclusión: este estudio contribuye con la discusión en el campo de la educación en enfermería, al apuntar los temas sobre la producción acerca de la formación del profesional de enfermería en el MERCOSUR en especial, del alcance de las metas establecidas en el acuerdo MERCOSUR Educativo.

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