A 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 research-true experimental research-quasi-experimental research-pre-experimental research-qualitative research-combined qualitative and quantitative research-test reliability and validity research-meta analysis.The articles have been drawn from a wide variety of journals such as: -Behavior Modification-Cancer Nursing-Computers in Nursing-Computers, Informatics, Nursing-Health Education & Behavior-Issues in Mental Health Nursing-Journal for Nurses in Staff Development-Journal of Community Health Nursing-Journal of Gerontological Nursing-Journal of Nursing Care Quality-Journal of Pediatric Nursing-Journal of Research in Nursing-Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses-Nurse Educator-Nursing Research-Psychological Reports-Public Health Nursing-Rehabilitation Nursing-Research in Nursing & Health-The Journal of Nursing Administration-Western Journal of Nursing Research