Wang Yingying, Jia Ruixiao, Gu Su, Wang Zihan, Zhu Liqun, Ma Shaoyong
Nursing Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Department of Emergency, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2025 Aug 8;12:1417376. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1417376. eCollection 2025.
The concept of nurse prescribing rights is undergoing rapid evolution, and there is increasing interest in academic circles regarding research on this topic.
This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of nurses' prescribing rights to understand the research background, emerging trends, and relevant academic impacts in this field, so as to provide valuable insights for the formulation of health policies and the promotion of more equitable and efficient healthcare services.
We conducted a bibliometric analysis of the articles on nurses' prescribing rights from the establishment of the database until 6 December 2023. The data used were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. We carried out a bibliometric analysis with the aim of determining the overall research directions and trends of the currently published literature. At the same time, we sought to identify the most productive and influential countries/regions, institutions, journals, authors, research categories, keywords, and articles in the field of nurses' prescribing rights. We used software such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace, as well as the tool Biblioshiny to collect and analyze the data, with a focus on conducting analysis and visualization.
A total of 555 papers were obtained from 848 institutions in 44 countries. These papers were published in 237 journals and were written by 1,902 authors. From 2018 to 2023, there was a significant increase in the number of publications, accounting for 40.54% (225/555) of the total. The United States and the University of Reading have published the largest number of papers on this topic. The United Kingdom has the highest frequency of citation and cooperation. Out of the 555 publications, six clusters were formed, focusing on Nursing Practitioners, Primary Care, and Education. The research frontier mainly revolves around Buprenorphine and Opioid.
This study provides a comprehensive overview of the research progress in the field of nurse prescribing rights. Through statistical analysis and network visualization, we have identified the background, trends, and key topics in this research area. Our findings indicate that the prescribing rights of nurses have experienced rapid development in recent years and have played a crucial role in addressing the shortage of primary medical resources. The insights gained from this study can serve as a valuable reference and provide guidance for future research in this field.
护士处方权的概念正在迅速演变，学术界对该主题的研究兴趣与日俱增。
本研究旨在对护士处方权进行全面的文献计量分析，以了解该领域的研究背景、新兴趋势和相关学术影响，从而为卫生政策的制定以及促进更公平、高效的医疗服务提供有价值的见解。
我们对数据库建立至2023年12月6日期间关于护士处方权的文章进行了文献计量分析。所使用的数据来自科学引文索引核心合集数据库。我们进行文献计量分析的目的是确定当前已发表文献的总体研究方向和趋势。同时，我们试图找出护士处方权领域中产出最多、最具影响力的国家/地区、机构、期刊、作者、研究类别、关键词和文章。我们使用VOSviewer和CiteSpace等软件以及Biblioshiny工具来收集和分析数据，重点是进行分析和可视化。
共从44个国家的848个机构获取了555篇论文。这些论文发表在237种期刊上，作者有1902人。2018年至2023年，出版物数量显著增加，占总数的40.54%（225/555）。美国和雷丁大学发表的关于该主题的论文数量最多。英国的被引频次和合作频次最高。在555篇出版物中，形成了六个聚类，聚焦于执业护士、初级保健和教育。研究前沿主要围绕丁丙诺啡和阿片类药物。
本研究全面概述了护士处方权领域的研究进展。通过统计分析和网络可视化，我们确定了该研究领域的背景、趋势和关键主题。我们的研究结果表明，护士处方权近年来发展迅速，在解决基层医疗资源短缺问题中发挥了关键作用。本研究获得的见解可作为有价值的参考，并为该领域未来的研究提供指导。
