A Cross Section of Nursing Research
Table of Contents

 

Introduction to the Fourth Edition vii
Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
1. Reasons Registered Nurses Leave or Change Employment Status
Descriptors: Regional survey, telephone interviews, Journal of Nursing Administration
1
2. Post-Anesthesia Care Unit Nurses’ Knowledge of Pulse Oximetry
Descriptors: Regional survey, test of knowledge, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development
8
3. Ethical Issues Faced by Nursing Editors*
Descriptors: Internet survey, Western Journal of Nursing Research
12
4. Physical Activity Barriers and Program Preferences Among Indigent Internal Medicine Patients with Arthritis*
Descriptors: Local survey, structured interviews, Rehabilitation Nursing
18
5. Ethics Content in Community Health Nursing Textbooks
Descriptors: Content/document analysis, Nurse Educator
23
6. Buried Alive: The Presence of Nursing on Hospital Web Sites*
Descriptors: Content/document Analysis, Nursing Research
33
7. Relationships of Assertiveness, Depression, and Social Support Among Older Nursing Home Residents*
Descriptors: Correlational research, Behavior Modification
41
8. Extending Work Environment Research Into Home Health Settings*
Descriptors: Correlational research, Western Journal of Nursing Research
45
9. Parent Behavior and Child Distress During Urethral Catheterization
Descriptors: Observation of natural behavior, Journal of the Society of Pediatric Nurses
52
True Experimental Research
10. Survey Return Rates As a Function of Priority versus First Class Mailing*
Descriptors: Posttest-only randomized groups design, Psychological Reports
60
11. 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
64
12. Preop Fluid Bolus Reduces Risk of Postop Nausea and Vomiting: A Pilot Study
Descriptors: Posttest-only randomized groups design, The Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
71
13. An Intervention Study to Enhance Medication Compliance in Community-Dwelling Elderly Individuals
Descriptors: Pretest-posttest randomized groups design, Journal of Gerontological Nursing
75
Quasi-Experimental Research
14. The Impact of an HIV/AIDS Training Course for Baccalaureate Nursing Students
Descriptors: Pretest-posttest intact groups design, Journal of Nursing Education
83
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
87
16. Physical Restraint Reduction in the Acute Rehabilitation Setting: A Quality Improvement Study*
Descriptors: Repeated measures, intact groups design, Rehabilitation Nursing
94
Pre-Experimental Research
17. An Intervention to Enhance Nursing Staff Teamwork and Engagement*
Descriptors: One group, pretest–posttest design, The Journal of Nursing Administration
101
18. Vaccine Risk/Benefit Communication: Effect of an Educational Package for Public Health Nurses*
Descriptors: One group, pretest–posttest design, Health Education & Behavior
109
19. The Pain Management Knowledge of Nurses Practicing in a Rural Midwest Retirement Community*
Descriptors: One group, pretest and multiple posttest design, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development
119
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
125
21. Psychoeducation Program for Chinese Family Caregivers of Members with Schizophrenia* Descriptors: Randomized control group design, Western Journal of Nursing Research 132
22. Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education Program for Chinese Americans: A Pilot Study*
Descriptors: One-group, pretest-posttest design, Nursing Research
141
23. HIV Medication Adherence Programs: The Importance of Social Support
Descriptors: Qualitative process evaluation, Journal of Community Health Nursing
149
Qualitative Research
24. Barriers in Providing Psychosocial Support for Patients with Cancer*
Descriptors: Focus groups, Cancer Nursing
157
25. What Adolescents with Type I Diabetes and Their Parents Want from Testing Technology*
Descriptors: Focus groups, Computers, Informatics, Nursing
166
26. One Breath at a Time: Living with Cystic Fibrosis
Descriptors: Focus group and written narrative, Journal of Pediatric Nursing
174
27. Nurses as Imperfect Role Models for Health Promotion*
Descriptors: Focus group and interviews, Western Journal of Nursing Research
182
28. 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
191
29. John and Mary Q. Public’s Perceptions of a Good Death and Assisted Suicide
Descriptors: Open-ended questionnaire, Issues in Interdisciplinary Care
198
30. Hospital-Based Psychiatric Experience Before Community-Based Practice for Nurses: Imperative or Dispensable?
Descriptors: Semistructured interviews, Issues in Mental Health Nursing
206
31. Student Nurses’ Perceptions of Alternative and Allopathic Medicine
Descriptors: Open-ended questionnaire, Western Journal of Nursing Research
211
32. Clinical Reasoning in Experienced Nurses
Descriptors: Think-alouds, Western Journal of Nursing Research
217
Combined Qualitative and Quantitative Research
33. 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
227
34. Factors Which Influence Latino Community Members to Self-Prescribe Antibiotics*
Descriptors: Questionnaire and focus group, Nursing Research
233
35. Computer-Mediated Support Group Use Among Parents of Children with Cancer: An Exploratory Study
Descriptors: Survey via the Internet, Computers in Nursing
243
36. Spiritual Perspectives of Nurses in the United States Relevant for Education and Practice
Descriptors: Mailed questionnaire, Western Journal of Nursing Research
250
37. The Interconnection of Childhood Poverty and Homelessness: Negative Impact/Points of Access
Descriptors: Standardized tests, interviews, Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services
259
Test Reliability and Validity Research
38. Developing a Residential Care Facility Version of the Observable Indicators of Nursing Home Care
Quality Instrument Descriptors: Reliability and validity, Journal of Nursing Care Quality
269
39. Preverbal, Early Verbal Pediatric Pain Scale (PEPPS): Development and Early Psychometric Testing
Descriptors: Reliability and validity, Journal of Pediatric Nursing
277
40. Revised Susceptibility, Benefits, and Barriers Scale for Mammography Screening
Descriptors: Reliability and validity, Research in Nursing & Health
286
41. Nurse Entrance Test Scores: A Predictor of Success*
Descriptors: Discriminant Validity, Nurse Educator
294
Meta-Analysis
42. Effects of Distraction on Children’s Pain and Distress During Medical Procedures: A Meta-Analysis
Descriptors: Mean effect size, Nursing Research
301
*New articles to the fourth edition.

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