Main description:

* 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

Contents:

Nonexperimental Quantitative Research

1. A Survey of Emotional Difficulties of Nurses Who Care for Oncology Patients
Descriptors: Regional survey, questionnaire, Psychological Reports

2. Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses' Knowledge of Pulse Oximetry
Descriptors: Regional survey, test of knowledge, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development

3. Male and Female Nursing Applicants' Attitudes and Expectations Towards Their Future Careers in Nursing
Descriptors: Regional survey, questionnaire, Journal of Research in Nursing

4. Physical Activity Barriers and Program Preferences Among Indigent Internal Medicine Patients with Arthritis
Descriptors: Local survey, structured interviews, Rehabilitation Nursing

5. Tobacco Intervention Attitudes and Practices Among Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Descriptors: National Survey, Nursing Research

6. Ethics Content in Community Health Nursing Textbooks
Descriptors: Content/document analysis, Nurse Educator

7. Buried Alive: The Presence of Nursing on Hospital Web Sites
Descriptors: Content/document Analysis, Nursing Research

8. Relationships of Assertiveness, Depression, and Social Support Among Older Nursing Home Residents
Descriptors: Correlational research, Behavior Modification

9. Extending Work Environment Research Into Home Health Settings
Descriptors: Correlational research, Western Journal of Nursing Research

10. Parent Behavior and Child Distress During Urethral Catheterization
Descriptors: Observation of natural behavior, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses

True Experimental Research

11. Skin-to-Skin Contact After Cesarean Delivery
Descriptors: Posttest-only randomized groups design, Nursing Research

12. Life Review Therapy As an Intervention to Manage Depression and Enhance Life Satisfaction in Individuals with Right Hemisphere Cerebral Vascular Accidents
Descriptors: Posttest-only randomized groups design, Issues in Mental Health Nursing

13. An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals
Descriptors: Pretest-posttest randomized groups design, Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Quasi-Experimental Research

14. Effectiveness of Nursing Counseling on Coping and Depression in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization
Descriptors: Pretest-posttest intact groups design, Psychological Reports

15. Effects of Two Educational Methods on the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Women High School Teachers in Prevention of Cervical Cancer
Descriptors: Pretest-posttest intact groups design, Cancer Nursing

16. Physical Restraint Reduction in the Acute Rehabilitation Setting: A Quality Improvement Study
Descriptors: Repeated measures, intact groups design, Rehabilitation Nursing

Pre-Experimental Research

17. Sleep Disturbances in Women With HIV or AIDS
Descriptors: One group, pretest-posttest design, Nursing Research

18. An Intervention to Enhance Nursing Staff Teamwork and Engagement
Descriptors: One group, pretest-posttest design, The Journal of Nursing Administration

19. Vaccine Risk/Benefit Communication: Effect of an Educational Package for Public Health Nurses
Descriptors: One group, pretest-posttest design, Health Education & Behavior

Program Evaluation/Process Evaluation

20. A Comparison Pilot Study of Public Health Field Nursing Home Visitation Program Interventions for Pregnant Hispanic Adolescents
Descriptors: Randomized control group design, Public Health Nursing

21. Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education Program for Chinese Americans: A Pilot Study
Descriptors: One-group, pretest-posttest design, Nursing Research

22. Effect of a Medical-Surgical Practice and Certification Review Course on Clinical Nursing Practice
Descriptors: One-group, posttest only design, Public Health Nursing

23. HIV Medication Adherence Programs: The Importance of Social Support
Descriptors: Qualitative process evaluation, Journal of Community Health Nursing

Qualitative Research

24. Subsequent Childbirth After a Previous Traumatic Birth
Descriptors: Internet study, Nursing Research

25. Barriers in Providing Psychosocial Support for Patients With Cancer
Descriptors: Focus groups, Cancer Nursing

26. What Adolescents with Type I Diabetes and Their Parents Want from Testing Technology
Descriptors: Focus groups, Computers, Informatics, Nursing

27. One Breath at a Time: Living with Cystic Fibrosis
Descriptors: Focus group and written narrative, Journal of Pediatric Nursing

28. Weighing the Consequences: Self-Disclosure of HIV-Positive Status Among African American Injection Drug Users
Descriptors: Interviews, Health Education & Behavior

29. The Contribution of Research Knowledge and Skills to Practice: An Exploration of the Views and Experiences of Newly Qualified Nurses
Descriptors: Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, longitudinal, Journal of Research in Nursing

30. Student Nurses' Perceptions of Alternative and Allopathic Medicine
Descriptors: Open-ended questionnaire, Western Journal of Nursing Research

Combined Qualitative and Quantitative Research

31. The Use of Music to Promote Sleep in Older Women
Descriptors: Pre-experimental design with quantitative and qualitative outcome data, Journal of Community Health Nursing

32. Factors Which Influence Latino Community Members to Self-Prescribe Antibiotics
Descriptors: Questionnaire and focus group, Nursing Research

33. Computer-Mediated Support Group Use Among Parents of Children with Cancer: An Exploratory Study
Descriptors: Survey via the Internet, Computers in Nursing

34. Spiritual Perspectives of Nurses in the United States Relevant for Education and Practice
Descriptors: Mailed questionnaire, Western Journal of Nursing Research

Test Reliability and Validity Research

35. Developing a Residential Care Facility Version of the Observable Indicators of Nursing Home CareQuality Instrument
Descriptors: Reliability and validity, Journal of Nursing Care Quality

36. Preverbal, Early Verbal Pediatric Pain Scale (PEPPS): Development and Early Psychometric Testing
Descriptors: Reliability and validity, Journal of Pediatric Nursing

37. Revised Susceptibility, Benefits, and Barriers Scale for Mammography Screening
Descriptors: Reliability and validity, Research in Nursing & Health

38. Nurse Entrance Test Scores: A Predictor of Success
Descriptors: Discriminant Validity, Nurse Educator

Meta-Analysis

39. A Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Promote Mammography Among Ethnic Minority Women
Descriptors: Effect size, Nursing Research