Trend pattern of postgraduate theses on the use of standard patients in nursing education: A content analysis

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, hemşirelik eğitiminde standart hasta kullanımına ilişkin yüksek lisans tezlerini çeşitli değişkenler açısından inceleyerek bu alandaki araştırma eğilimlerini belirlemektir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yaklaşımları kapsamında belge inceleme yöntemi kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, Ulusal Tez Merkezi veri tabanında 2000-2025 yılları arasında yayınlanan yüksek lisans tezlerinden “standart hasta”, “standartlaştırılmış hasta”, “hemşirelik eğitimi” ve “hemşirelik” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Belirtilen kriterlere uyan toplam 15 yüksek lisans tezi, betimsel içerik analizi kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. İncelenen tezlerin çoğunluğunun doktora tezi olduğu ve çalışmaların belirli yıllara ve sınırlı sayıda üniversiteye yoğunlaştığı tespit edilmiştir. Tezlerde deneysel ve randomize kontrollü araştırma tasarımlarının ağırlıklı olarak tercih edildiği görülmüştür. Tüm çalışmaların Türkçe yazıldığı ve kamuya açık olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Anahtar kelime analizi, en sık kullanılan kavramların “standart hasta” ve “hemşirelik eğitimi” olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bulgular, hemşirelik eğitiminde standart hasta kullanımına ilişkin lisansüstü çalışmaların sınırlı olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Standart Hasta
• Standardize Hasta
• Hemşirelik Eğitimi
• İçerik Analizi
• Lisansüstü Tez

Trend pattern of postgraduate theses on the use of standard patients in nursing education: A content analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine master's theses on the use of standard patients in nursing education in terms of various variables to determine research trends in the field. The research was conducted using the document review method within the scope of qualitative research approaches. Data were obtained from postgraduate theses published between 2000 and 2025 in the National Thesis Center database using the keywords “standard patient,” “standardized patient,” “nursing education,” and “nursing.” A total of 15 postgraduate theses meeting the specified criteria were evaluated using descriptive content analysis. It was determined that the majority of the theses examined were doctoral theses and that the studies were concentrated in specific years and a limited number of universities. It was found that experimental and randomized controlled research designs were predominantly preferred in the theses. It was observed that all studies were written in Turkish and were publicly accessible. Keyword analysis revealed that the most frequently used concepts were “standard patient” and “nursing education.” The findings indicate that postgraduate studies on the use of standard patients in nursing education are limited.

Keywords

• Standard Patient
• Standardized Patient
• Nursing Education
• Content Analysis
• Graduate Thesis

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