Purpose: This study was aimed to analyze the research trends by investigating the nursing theories used in research articles in Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing for the last 10 years. Methods: Among the research articles published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing for the past 10 years from 2010 to 2019, the research trends was analyzed by investigating the nursing theories used in the studies. Results: As the results of a survey of 847 papers published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing from 2010 to 2019, 139 studies applied to the theory were extracted. As for the theory, one Grand Theory, Roy’s adaptation model, and 6 Middle Range Theories including Kolcaba’s comfort theory, Pender's health promotion model, King's goal attainment theory, Watson's human caring theory, Reed's self-transcendence theory, Mishel's uncertainty in illness theory. Conclusion: In nursing, more use of nursing theories in research is necessary in the future, not only in quantitative research methods but also in qualitative research.

서 론
    1. 연구의 필요성
    2. 연구목적
연 구 방 법
    1. 연구설계
    2. 연구진행
연 구 결 과
    1. 간호이론 적용 연구의 연도별 분포
    2. 연구의 일반적 특성
    3. 연구방법에 대한 분석
    4. 연구에 적용된 간호이론 현황
    5. 주요어 분석
논 의
결 론 및 제 언
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• 채영란(강원대학교 간호대학) | Chae Young Ran (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)
• 허연정(강원대학교 간호대학) | Heo Yeon Jeong (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University) Corresponding author
• 김주현(강원대학교 간호대학) | Kim Joo Hyun (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)
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• 김명남(강원대학교 간호대학) | Kim Myeung Nam (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)
• 이문숙(강원대학교 간호대학) | Lee Moon Sook (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)
• 천인선(강원대학교 간호대학) | Cheon In Sun (College of Nursing, Kangwon National University)