[A picture of the Italian nursing scientific literature as a result of nursing journals analysis. (part 2) 1998-2003].

This article analyzes the Italian scientific Nursing production published on five National Nursing Journals from 1978 to 2003 it is the second part of the article in the antecedents pages. Results are showing that the Nursing literature production as it appears from dedicated Journals, is following a constant development. Of course each Journal has its own characteristics and specificity but in general more articles than in the past (1978-1998) are presenting research methodology discussions and reports of research conducted in the Nursing field. Few articles, considering the total, discuss conceptualization or theorization of Nursing but anyway, there is a visible movement in advance compared with the past considered period (1978-1998).