title: [Brazilian studies on nephrology produced in nursing thesis and dissertations].
abstract: The purpose was to evaluate the scientific production in Brazilian nursing about nephrology in theses and dissertations published from 2001 to 2007. A bibliometric study was carried out with the nursing thesis and dissertations according to the Center of Studies and Researches in Nursing catalog. It was found 50 works on nephrology, predominating: 45 (90%) dissertations; 30 (60%) in the state of São Paulo; 18 (36%) in clinics of dialysis; 39 (78%) samples were patients. Considering the types of study, it predominated: 26 (52%) exploratory, 28 (56%) survey and 27 (54%) quantitative. Concerning the theme, hemodialysis predominated with 21 (42%) publications. Scientific researches on this theme make possible a multi and interdisciplinary assistance to these clients, in an individualized, systematized and humanized way.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Fortaleza, Departamento de Enfermagem, Fortaleza, CE.
authors.forename: Glória Maria Custódio
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: Francisca Elisângela Teixeira
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Islene Victor
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Elisabeth Mesquita
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Melo
mesh_terms: D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic; D015706:Bibliometrics; D001938:Brazil; D009398:Nephrology; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*