EAS Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, cilt.2, sa.4, ss.39-42, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
Abstract: Background: The scientist's important responsibility is to conduct scientific
research. With this responsibility, the publication of information obtained after a scientific
study is completed is the last phase and the most important step of the scientific method. It
is necessary to publish the information that is the result of the research, to mediate new
information, and to be useful to the world. Objective: The aim of this study was to
determine the journal publication rate of the papers presented at Surgical Nursing
Congresses in Turkey in the last 5 years (2012-2016) and to examine the variables related to
these rates. Methods: The universe of this descriptive research constitutes research reports
presented at Turkish Surgery and operating room nursing, surgical nursing, colorectal
surgery nursing, Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgical Nursing, Neurosurgery Nursing,
Emergency Nursing and Cardiovascular Surgery Nursing Congresses organized between
2012 and 2016. The abstracts of the oral and poster presentations were examined and
literature analysis was conducted. Results: Out of 1319 papers in 19 abstract books, 752
research papers were examined. 410 (54.5%) of the papers were presented as poster
presentations. The majority of the assessed researches was a descriptive type (77%). It was
determined that the publication rates of the papers 11.9%, 13.5% in verbal reports, 10.7% in
poster reports. Conclusion: Our study was the first to evaluate the publication rates of
abstracts presented at the nursing congresses. Compared with studies done in different
sciences (21-65,7%), this ratio is seen to be low.
Keywords: Nursing, Congresses, Publications, Turkey, Abstracts.