Visual Analysis of the Application of PAD Class Teaching Based on CiteSpace in the Nursing Field in China
Objective To explore the current situation,hotspots and trends of the application of PAD class teaching in the nursing field in China,so as to provide reference basis for the reform of nursing teaching.Methods A com-prehensive search of relevant research on the PAD class in the nursing field in China from the establishment of the CNKI database to September 13,2022 was conducted,and authors,publishers and keywords were visually analyzed through CiteSpace software.Results A total of 131 articles were obtained through literature retrieval,and 100 ar-ticles were finally included for analysis after excluding irrelevant articles.The authors who published most in this field in China were Yue Menglin,He Hongli and Liu Zhiping,all of whom published 3 articles.The organization with the largest number of published papers was Nanyang Medical College,with a total of 4 publications,which showed an upward trend from 2016 to 2020 and a slight decline in 2021.Research hotspots were"PAD class","teaching mode","nursing","nursing education","teaching method","teaching","teaching reform",etc.Conclu-sion PAD class teaching started late in China,so relevant scholars should further strengthen cooperation among dif-ferent regions,institutions and teams to achieve cross-regional and cross-team research on PAD class teaching,and improve the quality of nursing teaching.