Nursing knowledge areas in scientific quality of the ENEO’s Enfermería Universitaria Journal from 2007-2011

Abstract

The study question is based on nursing knowledge areas analysis in scientifi c quality assessment of the ENEO’s Enfermería Universitaria Journal scientifi c quality during the period 2007-2011. Theoretical framework: Among the journal functions are to establish health criteria for the development and publishing of research works, to help strengthen the areas of research, to become a reservoir of information of national and international interest, to train authors and reviewers in análisis and critic, all to include the quality of the science. Materials and methods: The measured variable of interest was the ENEO’s Enfermería Universitaria Journal scientifi c and the areas of nursing knowledge were assessed. The methodological design was quantitative, not experimental, transversal, retrospective comparative, analytical, descriptive and diagnostic. The study sample was the total of issues published from 2007-2011. Results: In relation to the areas of support of nursing knowledge, there were 15 articles on communitarian nursing and 15 of nursing service management. Conclusions: The articles which is prevalent in the Enfermería Universitaria Journal are about methodological issues on care, service administration and communitarian nursing.