Research area

Specific research topics

Intra-area frequency n(%)

Overall percentage (%)

Clinical practice

(n = 281)

Medical-surgical

110 (39.1%)

17.7%

Quality of care assessment

72 (25.7%)

11.6%

Home and palliative care, geriatric and psychiatric

56 (19.9%)

9.0%

Critical care

22 (7.8%)

3.5%

Mother - child and pediatric

21 (7.5%)

3.4%

Management

(n = 157)

Organization systems

85 (54.2%)

13.7%

Working environment

41 (26.1%)

6.7%

Nurses’ roles and responsibilities

31 (19.7%)

5.0%

Culture

(n = 103)

Nurses’ perception

73 (70.9%)

11.7%

Society’s perception

30 (29.1%)

4.8%

Education

(n = 80)

Professional/academic

59 (73.7%)

9.5%

Continuing education

21 (26.3%)

3.4%