A Cross Section of Nursing Research
(Fourth Edition)
Journal Articles for Discussion and
Evaluation
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The 42 research articles in this collection illustrate a wide variety of models for both quantitative and qualitative nursing research. |
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The lines in each article are sequentially numbered, which facilitates classroom discussions by allowing you and your students to pinpoint specific parts of an article. |
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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. |
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Factual Questions at the end of each article draw students’ attention to methodologically important points. |
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Questions
for Discussion request students’ opinions on unique aspects of each article. |
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The Instructor’s Answer Key provides the answers to the Factual Questions and gives the line numbers where the answers can be found. |
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Helps you avoid copyright infringement problems. The publisher has paid fees to the copyright holders for permission to include the research articles in this book. |
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The research
articles are classified under these major headings:
- nonexperimental quantitative research,
- true experimental research,
- quasi-experimental research,
- pre-experimental research,
- program evaluation/process evaluation,
- qualitative research,
- combined qualitative and quantitative research,
- test reliability and validity research, and
- meta analysis.
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The
articles have been drawn from a wide variety of journals such as:
- Behavior Modification,
- Cancer Nursing,
- Computers in Nursing,
- Computers, Informatics, Nursing,
- Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services,
- Health Education & Behavior,
- Issues in Interdisciplinary Care,
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing,
- Journal for Nurses in Staff Development,
- Journal of Community Health Nursing,
- Journal of Gerontological Nursing,
- Journal of Nursing Administration,
- Journal of Nursing Care Quality,
- Journal of Nursing Education,
- 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 Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice,
- The Journal of Nursing Administration,and
- Western Journal of Nursing Research.
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"Wow, what a great book! It arrived this morning, and
I couldn’t put it down! This will be an outstanding addition to my research
course. The articles are highly readable and illustrate numerous concepts
in a way I know students will grasp. Thank you for putting this together.
It would have taken me countless hours to find such excellent, illustrative
articles."
— Vera Dauffenbach, Bellin College of Nursing
"Love it. Students love it. Very helpful study questions."
— Jeanine Sequin, Keuka College
"The articles have been selected to represent a broad-based pragmatic approach to nursing research. I believe this edition will be equally well received by undergraduate and graduate nursing students."
— Barbara C. Woodring, University of Alabama,
Birmingham
"We've used the First Edition and are very happy with it. Students can see a variety of research types, practice critiquing sections, and choose an article for their final critiquing project."
— Mary Tanner, College of St. Scholastica
"This book creates wonderful opportunities for class discussions in nursing research, [with] very practical examples of research content."
— James P. Humphrey, Valdosta State University
"Excellent resource for anyone teaching students how to critique and read research critically. Saves me valuable time in looking/searching for articles form my class."
— Freda L. Kilburn, Morehead State University
“This is an excellent idea for a book. It will make reviewing articles in class so much easier!”
— Diana Foley, Mountain Sate University,
Martinsburg
“This is an excellent book for students to use to explore the various approaches to nursing research.”
— David Sharp, Cedarville University
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This new book provides real-life examples of
nursing research
for evaluation. |
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