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Beyond a Single Country's Borders: Trade in Services Uncovered Through Bibliometrics.
David C Benton1, Stephanie L Ferguson
1National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Benton); and Stephanie L. Ferguson & Associates, LLC, Amherst, Virginia, and Bing Stanford in Washington Program, Stanford University, Washington (Dr Ferguson).
Nursing Administration Quarterly
|December 6, 2018
Summary
Nursing scholars engage less in global trade policy debates than medical colleagues, focusing more on regional and operational issues. Increased policy-focused research and PhD-prepared nurses are vital for global health system contributions.
Area of Science:
- Global Health Policy
- Nursing Scholarship
- Bibliometric Analysis
Background:
- Increasingly interconnected global environment necessitates understanding professional contributions to policy.
- Nursing scholars' engagement in international trade policy debates requires examination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the extent of nursing scholars' involvement in policy discussions on trade in services.
- To compare nursing scholars' policy engagement with that of medical colleagues.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of scholarly output.
- Comparative analysis of nursing and medical research focus.
Main Results:
- Nursing scholarship is more regionally focused and oriented towards the mobility of the profession (Mode 4).
- Compared to medical professionals, nurses concentrate on more operational themes in policy debates.
Conclusions:
- Nursing needs increased policy-oriented scholarship and more PhD-prepared nurses to influence supranational policy.
- Multidisciplinary collaboration is essential for nurses to demonstrate their unique contributions to global health challenges.