Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 55. No. 2., 2016.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2016.55.02.03
Introducing scientific writing as mandatory topic in bachelor nursing program – experience of the university of Dubrovnik, Croatia
Mihaela Zidarić
; Jordanovac Clinical Department of Pulmonology, Zagreb University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Višnja Vičić-Hudorović
; Vrapče Nursing School, Zagreb, Croatia
Narcis Hudorović
orcid.org/0000-0002-6760-3426
; Department of Vascular Surgery, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Center, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
One of the methods that have been used to encourage student reflection skills is scientific writing. The purpose of this article is to discuss implementation of obligatory study topic with the main objective to increase the skills of scientific writing among students of Bachelor Nursing Curriculum and its relation to scientific publishing volume of Bachelor degree students from the University of Dubrovnik. By searching the local rank database called HRČAK, data were collected on publication volume of the Bachelor course students at the University of Dubrovnik from 2010 to 2014. Articles published in the Croatian medical journals in Croatian language were identified. Sixtysix students published 35 articles, alone or with co-authors. Two (6%) articles were written by a single author. Among co-authors from the nursing profession, those with associate degree in nursing (20%) predominated, followed by medical doctors and anthropologists (25%). The total number of authors was 95, and the share of papers published in Croatian language was 100%. The body of published
articles increased from 2012 to 2013 by 14%, and then from 2013 to 2014 by 113%. For future investigations, closer insight into novel approaches is needed to encourage nursing students to increase
their scientific productivity, especially in English language. In order to enhance international visibility of Croatian nursing authors, academic members of the Croatian scientific nursing community should find additional tools to upgrade scientific productivity of the Croatian nursing authors.
Keywords
Research; Writing; Nursing – education; Publications; Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; Databases as topic
Hrčak ID:
164770
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2016.
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