* 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