Virtual simulation in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean: A bibliometric study

Authors

  • Agostinho A.C. Araújo Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0996-0385
  • Lucas Gardim Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5949-1663
  • Sara Soares dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0712-0200
  • Ítalo Rodolfo Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2882-1877
  • Manoel Carlos Neri da Silva Conselho Federal de Enfermagem, COFEn, Brasília, DF, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3923-7473
  • Simone de Godoy Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0020-7645
  • Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Centro Colaborador da OPAS/OMS para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Enfermagem, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-4319

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.7261.4423

Keywords:

Nursing Education , Nursing , Teaching , Nursing Atudents , Virtual Reality, Simulation Training

Abstract

Objective: to examine the characteristics of scientific production in Latin America and the Caribbean regarding virtual simulation in nursing education. Method: a bibliometric study conducted in five stages: research design, compiling the bibliometric data, analysis, visualization, and interpretation; and based on the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Bibliometric Analysis (PRIBA). The search was conducted in the Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS). VOSviewer version 1.6.20 was used for bibliometric analysis. Bradford’s and Zipf’s Laws were applied to interpret the data, considering the temporal dynamics of publications, an analytical approach to the structure of the selected studies and their repercussions in virtual simulation in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Results: 579 studies were identified, of which 46 were included in the final sample. The studies included were published between 1994 and 2022, and only Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba conducted research related to virtual simulation. The semantic map resulted in five clusters, highlighting “simulation training” as the most important term. Conclusion: our findings suggest a projected increase in Scholarly publications on virtual simulation in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean in the coming years.

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Published

2025-02-06

Issue

Vol. 33 (2025)

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Original Articles

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How to Cite

Araújo, A. A., Gardim, L., Santos, S. S. dos, Silva, Ítalo R., Silva, M. C. N. da, Godoy, S. de, & Mendes, I. A. C. (2025). Virtual simulation in nursing education in Latin America and the Caribbean: A bibliometric study. Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 33, e4423. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.7261.4423