Objective: To understand the research status and development
trend of animal experiments in nursing discipline in China, and to provide
reference for further research on animal experiments in nursing science.
Methods A literature search was conducted on the experimental research on nursing animals in 8 journals from 2004 to 2013, such as Chinese Journal of
Nursing and Journal of Nursing, through Wanfang database and CNKI, and
the data were sorted out and analyzed by bibliometrics and content analysis.
Results A total of 272 literatures were identified, of which 99 were treatises.
The co-authorship rate was 98.16%; 72.79% were based on the paper; The total
citation frequency reached 1240 times; It involved 22 regions, and the region
with the most published papers was Guangdong Province. The animals studied
include rabbits, rats, dogs, pigs and sheep. There were 8 research categories,
5 experimental intervention methods and 6 experimental design methods.
Conclusion Animal experiment is an important method of nursing research,
but in recent ten years, the research on animal experiment in nursing has been
declining. It is necessary to intensify the experimental research of nursing
zoology, increase the funding rate of nursing zoology fund projects, expand
the research fields, standardize the experimental design methods, and improve
the overall quality of research. To improve the clinical promotion value of the
research results.