Producción Científica

Objective: To analyze the editorial themes published in the Acta Paulista de Enfermagem journal throughout its first thirty years of existence. Methods: Bibliometric study of editorials published between 1988 and 2017 using Health Descriptors and quantitative and qualitative analysis of specific terms and categories discussed from the perspective of Michel Foucault’s genealogy of knowledge. Results: In total, 129 editorials, 389 standardized terms and 706 categories were collected. The most frequent specific terms resulted in the triad of thematic trend in (1) Editing/Periodic publication, (2) Research and (3) Training/Specialty. In turn, the categories indicated the thematic trend in Public Health. Conclusion: The terms and categories conveyed politically based ideas of valuing Nursing, an event that coincided with the struggle for the development of the National Health Service. This social interconnection demonstrates that the panoptic vision of editorials went beyond their academic and scientific functions.

Objective: To describe the scientific production of the International Classification for Nursing Practice throughout dissertations and theses published by nurses in Brazil from 1996 to 2016. Method: A bibliometric, descriptive, quantitative documentary study, carried out from October/2015 to July/2016 on the sites of the Center of Studies and Research in Nursing (CEPEn), at the thesis and dissertation banks of the Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel and of the Plataforma Sucupira (Sucupira Platform). Results: There were 108 productions, 30 theses and 78 dissertations. In 2014, there was the largest number of publications (19). The Graduate Program in Nursing of the Universidade Federal da Paraiba had the highest number of productions (23). Regarding the theme, the use in clinical practice was highlighted (69), followed by the elaboration of terminology subsets (17). Conclusion: The Brazilian scientific production setting on ICNP degrees is expressive, evidencing this system as a tool that allows the provision of systematic care.

Objective: This study sought to identify the studies on Material and Sterilization Center carried out by nurses and published in highly qualified Brazilian journals (A1, A2, B1, and B2 according to the Qualis system). Methods: this descriptive, retrospective, bibliometric study with a quantitative approach was performed by selecting scientific articles published in highly qualified Brazilian journals from 1973 to 2017. Results: considering the 286 articles identified, 108 met the inclusion criteria. There was a predominance of articles having Graziano as one of the authors (18.52%), evaluation of sterilization quality as the object of study (24.08%). Also, most articles employed a quantitative approach (58.33%) and selected the nursing team as the target population (51.85%). Conclusion: the scientific production on Material and Sterilization Center has advanced in the last decades in Brazil. Nevertheless, there is a need to conduct further research on this subject, especially involving good practices and technological advances available in this field.