Accuracy of the bibliographic references used for Final Nursing Degree Projects

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Llopis-Agelán JL, Martín-Martín O, Estrada-Lorenzo JM, del Gallego-Lastra R. Precisión de las referencias bibliográficas de los Trabajos de Fin de Grado en Enfermería. Metas Enferm jul/ago 2021; 24(6):5-10. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2021.24.1003081783

Authors

José Luis Llopis-Agelán1, Óliver Martín-Martín2, José Manuel Estrada-Lorenzo3, Ramón del Gallego-Lastra4

Position

1Máster Universitario en Investigación de Cuidados en Salud. Profesor asociado de Ciencias de la Salud. Centro de Investigación, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid2Licenciado en Documentación. Bibliotecario de la Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Universidad Complutense de Madrid3Doctor en Historia del Arte. Bibliotecario del Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre de Madrid4Doctor en Antropología. Profesor Titular. Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Contact address

Ramón del Gallego-Lastra. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología. Plaza Ramón y Cajal, 3. 28040 Madrid.

Contact email: rgallego@ucm.es

Abstract

Objective: to identify the quality of the bibliography used by students in their 4th year of the Nursing Degree at the School of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Chiropody of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Method: the study was conducted through the selection and evaluation of information sources and references from journal articles in 26 Final Degree Projects (FDPs), in order to determine their conformity with the Vancouver Standards, because this is the quotation system more widely used in Health Sciences publications, and recommended by the professors responsible for education and follow-up of FDP groups.
Results: out of 957 references in total, there was a selection of 604 (63.11%) journal articles, and 1.545 errors (2.55 per reference) were detected and classified. The group of those with the best scores presented 17.05% of correct references, vs. 9.13% for the group with the worst score.
Conclusions: low accuracy in references was found in both groups. However, the projects with higher scores provided more references, higher use of scientific journals, higher agreement with Vancouver Standards, and lower number of errors.

Keywords:

Final Degree Project; bibliography; quality controlVancouver Standards

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Precisión de las referencias bibliográficas de los Trabajos de Fin de Grado en Enfermería