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