Purpose: The purpose of this study was to
analyze the trends of research on Community
Nurse Practitioners in Korea in order to suggest
future directions for research on Community
Nurse Practitioners. Method: A total of 109
studies published from 1980 to 2006 were
analyzed according to the year of publication,
research design, journal type, subject type, and
major study concepts. Results: 1) The number
of studies related to Community Nurse
Practitioners increased by 28.4% from 1985 to
1989, and also by 28.4% from 2000 to 2004. 2)
The most frequently used research design in the
studies was a descriptive study design (90.8%).
3) There were 43 master\'s theses on Community
Nurse Practitioners, and 16 studies in the
Journal of Korean Community Nursing. 4) The
most frequent participants were Community
Nurse Practitioners (68.9%). 5) The most
frequent major study concept was job analysis of
Community Nurse Practitioner programs (27.5%).
Conclusion: It is suggested that there should
be more studies on Community Nurse Practitioner
programs in the future and, particularly,
experimental studies to exam the effects of
interventions on health promotion by Community
Nurse Practitioners are considered necessary.