Visual knowledge map analysis on the research of oversea nursing leadership

Abstract

Objective To organize the relevant literature of foreign nursing leadership research, objectively and comprehensively understand the research path and progress of nursing leadership, and provide reference for better building and studying the leadership capacity of nursing staff in China. Methods Taking the core journal of Web of Science as the data source and incorporating the literature related to nursing leadership research published in 1953-2018, we used Excel and CiteSpace version 5.3.R4 software to conduct quantitative analysis on the year, country, author, key words, cited articles, etc. Results The analysis of visual knowledge map showed that: (1) the research of nursing leadership is booming; (2) the United States is in the leading position in the field of nursing leadership research; (3) a cooperative group with laschinger H.K.s, Cummings GG and Wong CA as the core has been formed; (4) the research focus is changed from focusing on nursing leadership style and physical and mental health of nurses to focusing on transformational leadership, and to nursing leaders' roles; (5) research in the future will focus on nursing leadership education and healthcare cooperation; (6) the knowledge base in this field mainly focused on the training and clinical practice of nursing leadership. Conclusions The research of nursing leadership in foreign countries has gradually matured from centralized development to diversified development, providing a reliable path for the development of leadership in China. In the future, we should strengthen the education and training of nursing leadership, attach importance to clinical practice, explore the leadership style with Chinese nursing characteristics, and establish a more perfect leadership model. Key words: Nursing; Leadership; Citespace; Knowledge map