* 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