Cross Section of Nursing Research

* The 39 research articles in this collection illustrate a wide variety of models for both quantitative and qualitative nursing research. The lines in each article are sequentially numbered, which facilitates classroom discussions by allowing professors and students to pinpoint specific parts of an article. The articles have been carefully selected for use with students who are just beginning their study of research methods. The difficulty level will challenge but not overwhelm. Factual Questions at the end of each article draw students' attention to methodologically important points. Questions for Discussion request students' opinions on unique aspects of each article. Helps instructors avoid copyright infringement problems. The publisher has paid fees to the copyright holders for permission to include the research articles in this book. New to this edition: A copy of our Bonus Articles for A Cross Section of Nursing Research booklet is included free of charge. The research articles are classified under these major headings: nonexperimental quantitative researchtrue experimental researchquasi-experimental researchpre-experimental researchqualitative researchcombined qualitative and quantitative researchtest reliability and validity researchmeta analysis.The articles have been drawn from a wide variety of journals such as: Behavior ModificationCancer NursingComputers in NursingComputers, Informatics, NursingHealth Education & BehaviorIssues in Mental Health NursingJournal for Nurses in Staff DevelopmentJournal of Community Health NursingJournal of Gerontological NursingJournal of Nursing Care QualityJournal of Pediatric NursingJournal of Research in NursingJournal of the Society of Pediatric NursesNurse EducatorNursing ResearchPsychological ReportsPublic Health NursingRehabilitation NursingResearch in Nursing & HealthThe Journal of Nursing AdministrationWestern Journal of Nursing Research