Analysis of publications by the State University of Londrina nursing faculty, from 1995 to 2006

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze and classify the prevailing themes and ways of research used in publications made in the years of 1995 to 2006 by teachers from the Nursing Department in the State University of Londrina. The place and time of formation, titles, the field of work of the teachers and the classification of the periodicals were also analyzed. Criteria from QUALIS/CAPES – the national program for the qualification of higher education professionals, were used for the classification of the publications. The data was collected from Curricula Lattes where there was a data base of 183 publications edited in 51 periodicals, out of those, 56,9% were in the theme of organization, 31,14% in the field of assistance and 12,02% with the profession theme. As far as classification of the QUALIS/CAPES is concerned, out of 51 means of publication, 33 of them fit into categories A to C, most of them published at the national level only. The analysis revealed that the predominance of teachers in the nursing department at UEL have an investigative profile in the organizational field and also suggested future researches in less explored fields in order to strengthen this professional group.