Journal of Nursing & Care

The Impact of Martha Rogers Nursing Science in Spain

Abstract

Maria Dolores Onieva-Zafra

To ascertain the possible impact of Rogerian Science on nursing in Spain, a bibliographic study of journals publishing in Spanish has been carried out. The results indicate a scarcity of articles on Rogers’ model, which is in line with the present authors’ perception of a general lack of awareness and appreciation of the model within their own national (Spanish) nursing community. Bibliographic results on Rogerian literature published in other (non- English) European languages are also presented, for comparison with the result for Spanish. Nursing research in Spain is still in the process of development, the incorporation of nursing into the European Higher Education Programme has allowed improvements in academic training but there is a need to call to action for Spanish nurses to explore out of the Scientific Iberoamerican space (ECI).